Have had to replace my C/D hard drive.Then Download from Microsoft a replacement W10pro.Now when creating a system image (W7) the Windows system image box tells me, < system image created succesfully >. But viewing the ext hard drive , the system image appears as about 20%, and the rest of it appears as data.Advises, <No system image on this disc>.
Hi, it's great you want to use images to protect your system. Everyone should, many discover that the hard way, alas.
The verdict here is that we recommend the use of a 3rd party solutions e.g. Macrium Reflect (free) + its boot medium + external storage. I've not seen a thread I can recall where any problem related to Win 7 Backup and Restore has been resolved.
Macrium is supported, current and maintained; Win 7 Backup and Restore is effectively not.
3rd party solutions are
- more reliable
- more feature rich
- current
- more flexible.
Macrium has been found to be one of the more reliable. I commend it to you. Others have suggested Veeam Endpoint Backup, and there are others of course.
Thank you for your advice. O.K, i will try out macrium.
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