I'd like a clear understanding why.................

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  1. Posts : 5,452
    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
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       #11

    Her is the screenshot when I tried using the USB for image backup....................

    I'd like a clear understanding why.................-not-valid-backup-location.jpg

    I'll go buy a 64 GB USB and try again.
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  2. Posts : 18,424
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       #12

    davidhk said:
    I was not told I did not have enough disk space. Just a bad location or something like that.
    However, I once used a 16GB USB and it did tell me there were not enough disk space.
    48 GB are used in my C drive. There are other items besides system image that contribute to the 48 GB usage. Yes ? Such as , my pps, doc, pictures etc.
    What are you trying to do? Are you trying to make a recovery drive:
    Create a recovery drive - Windows Help -


    Or are you trying to make a system image?
    System Image - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    A system image includes "an exact copy of a drive or partition which can be used to restore your PC to the state it was in at the time the image was made." You would need some serious compression to fit a system image with 48 GB used space onto 29.8 GB flash drive.

    davidhk said:
    I'll go buy a 64 GB USB and try again.
    I don't think that will help with Windows 10 built in system imaging. It appear as if Windows 10 system imaging excludes USB flash drives. But it will work with Macrium Reflect Free. In fact, what I have done in the past is use a 64 GB flash drive to make a Macrium Reflect Free rescue USB. Then store the image right onto the same flash drive.
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  3. whs
    Posts : 1,935
    Windows 7
       #13

    davidhk said:
    Her is the screenshot when I tried using the USB for image backup....................

    I'll go buy a 64 GB USB and try again.
    I know it does not work with the Windows imaging. Try free Macrium. That will do it.

    Imaging with free Macrium - Windows 7 Help Forums
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  4. Posts : 5,452
    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
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       #14

    NavyLCDR said:
    What are you trying to do? Are you trying to make a recovery drive:
    Create a recovery drive - Windows Help -


    Or are you trying to make a system image?
    System Image - Create in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

    A system image includes "an exact copy of a drive or partition which can be used to restore your PC to the state it was in at the time the image was made." You would need some serious compression to fit a system image with 48 GB used space onto 29.8 GB flash drive.
    OK. I'll buy a 64 GB USB and try again.
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  5. Posts : 18,424
    Windows 11 Pro
       #15

    davidhk said:
    OK. I'll buy a 64 GB USB and try again.
    I don't think that will help with Windows 10 built in system imaging. It appears as if Windows 10 system imaging excludes USB flash drives. But it will work with Macrium Reflect Free. In fact, what I have done in the past is use a 64 GB flash drive to make a Macrium Reflect Free rescue USB. Then store the image right onto the same flash drive.
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  6. whs
    Posts : 1,935
    Windows 7
       #16

    No need to buy a new stick. Windows imaging does not work with sticks.

    LOL - Navy must have been typing at the same time.
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  7. Posts : 5,452
    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
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       #17

    OK. Thank you to both of you.

    So much for using an USB flash drive.
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  8. Posts : 298
    Win-10 Pro x64
       #18

    FWIW-

    I just ran a test using a USB 3.0 / FAT32 and it seemed to work fine.

    I'd like a clear understanding why.................-capture.jpg
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  9. Posts : 5,452
    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
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       #19

    b1rd said:
    FWIW-

    I just ran a test using a USB 3.0 / FAT32 and it seemed to work fine.

    I'd like a clear understanding why.................-capture.jpg
    ................ USB 3.0 / FAT32 .....................
    You are doing FILE backup. Yes ?

    I was asking about system Image backup which requires NTFS format.
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  10. whs
    Posts : 1,935
    Windows 7
       #20

    b1rd said:
    FWIW-

    I just ran a test using a USB 3.0 / FAT32 and it seemed to work fine.
    Hmm, that's news. I have to check that.
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