How do I make and restore backups from Windows 7?Ho do I make and restore backups from Windows 7? I believe they aredone with images that I do not know about. I tried and when I wantedto restore some part of it, I was told that you cannot restore only apart of it, rather you have to restore the full previous image. Now,wouldn't this overwrite all my newer information?I am a pensioner, so these technologies are getting a bit beyond me.But what I would like to do is back up an image of Windows 7 and mycontent, restore when I need to when things go wrong, and be on my way.Is there such a thing? I need something that is user-friendly andeffective -- whether it is paid or not.
Is there a canonical way to make incremental backups that permit a full restoration from a freshly-formatted disk?I made a single system image, then set up B&R to backup all the files on all drives weekly. I can see the weekly backup directories, but they seem to be full backups, not incrementals.I was able to restore from the system image, but I didn't see a way to restore the newer files. You can't do it from within Windows, since it complains as soon as you try to overwrite a system fil
I was wondering if it's possible to make a restore partition in my HDD? Just like the laptops now that come with the restore already built into the drive, any way of doing this?
I just bought a dell and need to make back-up restore disks. I have told I can I can use DVDs or a flash drive. If I use DVDs how many will I need or I use a flash drive how many gb do I need? Also, of the two, which is the best?
I have learnt how to make a automatic restore point (once a week ) on my computer.Every week a little pop-up appears saying that the restore point has successfully been created, but it does not show up on the list.Where the hell are they, and how do I get them to show up on the list..( there should be about three of them since I set the auto thing )..
I have a few friends that would like me to fix some virus/malware issues. Most are Win 7 users(a few running XP), but don't have any of their installation media or driver disks or anything. I've had a few personal instances where I used Norton or a similar program to scan for viruses before, and when it did so it removed some of the boot files, or some other system critical file. I don't want that to happen here, cause I don't want to give them back useless machines.
Can I just create a "Repair Disk(DVD)" in Windows? Will that take care of an issue like the one I described above? Should I use an external to create images of each, one at a time, run the scans and then use the image if anything goes wrong? And if something does go wrong, how would I restore from the image? I've never done that before, and I'm eager to learn.
on my new hp laptop i used to do schedueled backups on my elements wd external hard drive regularly but suddenly it stopped completing backups because as soon as it gets around 70% my windows restarts the drive it happened 20 times already
I managed to do a drive image that also included my storage drive on an internal 1TB SATA drive.This, however, was the only one I was able to do. When I tried to run backup a second time, it would start, but then completely hang with only the occasional HD light blink. I stopped the backup, but it never said the back up stopped. I then tried to shut down and it got as far as saying it was shutting down, but never actually did. I had to power down. I tried a second time and the results were the same. Not even an entry in log files.
Got my computer a while ago and Never created a back up or recovery disc. By the time I did that my computer crashed hard. I believe I may have had a MBR ( thinking that now). after I got my computer back and running the first Time ,I then did a complete back -up and recovery discs, but now I believe all those are corrupted because the last 2 times I keep having the same problems. So in digging around and with better AV programs have found and destroyed the MBR (I hope). So I do not want to reuse those discs. I have gone to the computers manufacturers website and got all of the drivers and such, but I cannot find or get a fresh version of Windows 7 64-bit, I had upgraded to Ultimate from Home Premium. So How can I fix this without having to re-purchase Windows 7?
I have a computer that someone put a clean copy of Windows 7 and previously it was windows xp. We did a back-up before the computer was wiped up. (programs - Accesories - back-up/restore) in windows 7, you have to got to the control pannel, but it does not pick up the back up. I used an external hard drive.
So I thought to start backing up my desktop computer running Windows 7 Ultimate. I got me an external hard drive (1TB in size.) I tried using the built in Backup and Restore that came with Windows but that piece of software is "Microsoft" (i.e. hard to set up and use and constantly gives me issues), so I was wondering is there something that's easy to set up and use for local backups (something like Time Machine in OS X)?
Right now I have an old 500 GB that I use for my backups. When I want to make a backup I open my case, start the computer, attach the drive to a SATA cable, make an image with Macrium Reflect Free, shut down the computer, remove the drive, close the case and restart the system. I also take the drive to my daughter's place from time to time to make an image of her system to my 500 GB drive using the same method. This is not a lot of work but it is not very convenient.I would like to get basic understanding of how a NAS drive works.The WD Live seems to be popular. Is that a good choice? If I understand correctly, I would attach such a drive to my router and then I could access it from my computer or my daughter's computer. Am I correct?Could I still use Macrium Reflect to make an image to that drive?Is the software that comes with the drive reliable regarding security. Obviously I want my data to be only accessible from my daughter's computer or mine.
System Restore will not create a restore point or restore to a previous date & time.The error message was: A restore point could not be created: An error was detected in the Volume Shadow Copy Server (VSS).The problem occurred while trying to contact VSS writers. Verify that the Event System Sevice and the VSS service are running & check for associated errors in the event logs (0x80042318).Volume Shadow Copy is started & running (done in system events).Event System Sevice and the VSS service are started and running. But no cigar, SR still broken.
I have a new HP Pavilion g7-1260us Notebook PC running Windows Home Premium 64bitFrom about the second day of use the HP_TOOLS(E:) has been warning me that it is almost full. I think it is performing back ups to this partition. Anyone have clue what is happening or what I should do about it? This is my first laptop and first HP PC, so unfamiliar with their jargon. Is this some sort of bloat or what? What is the purpose of this (E:)
i have had my self built pc working for ages, and yesterday it just went into a restart with no warning and now only loops startup repair, which fails. i have tried the windows 7 disk, but i cant do a system restore, since it cant find any backups. is there anyway to get this to stop?
I have three PC's all on Windows 7 running on a home network. I have a good PC which has been replaced, which I would like to put on the network with four hard drives, I would like to backup the data from each PC onto its own HD in the PC.
I have looked at several programs to effect a real time backup system but need some advice at to which to use. (preferably a freeby as being retired money is short) If possible I would like to be able to restore each program data seperately if required, rather than have to restore all the backed up data to a certain PC as one file. Any help gratefully rec'd.
Backup and Restore. Windows Vista's stellar backup and restore features have been streamlined and simplified in Windows 7. Like its predecessor, Windows 7 supports both data backup and image-based system backup, but now the UIs are more segregated.
So, as long as I back up my files using back up and restore then when RC1 comes along I just install then restore and all will be the same as beta was before nuking it? Sounds simple enough what could possibly go wrong that is my question. I am using a usb flash drive for backing up. Will there be a conflict between Fat and NTFS ?
i just got a new 320gb hard drive for my thinkpad and installed it with no problems, and then did a clean install of windows 7. everything is working fine, but i'm wondering about setting up partitions and backups.
i back up my files to an external hard drive every couple weeks or so. i don't have anything set up on my laptop, though.
should i set up a partition on my laptop to create a backup?
how big should the partition be?
can i set it up even though i've already installed and formatted the drive?
I have a LaCie 2TB external drive that I use to backup my internal drives using Acronis TI. On WinXP I was using Firewire800 and it worked flawlessly. When I switched to Windows 7 the Firewire800 transfer speed dropped dramatically. I've contacted LaCie and they say they can't guarantee Firewire800 with Windows7. I switched back to using USB and it works, but still slow. Would it be worth my while to install and run my TI backups via Firewire in virtual XP mode? Will this in fact work?
ps. does anyone foresee better future support in Windows7 for Firewire800?
I currently have a hard drive set as a backup drive but am getting the message that there's no room left on the drive to write the new backups. I have to go in and manually delete the old backups. Is there anyway Windows 7 can automatically do this to so that it can write the new ones? I couldn't find any and after searching Google it doesn't look like it's possible. Is there any way through Task Scheduler maybe?
I have 2 seperate computers both running Windows 7 and ie9 I would like to merge the 2 Favourites folders in ie9, so that they are both the same on each computer.I have tried backing up one and importing it into the other but it just overides the original.Can it be done in Windows 7?
If you create an image of Windows 7, the programs and files can you then use this to add scheduled regular backups of changed files and then be able to restore if needed?
Just did a huge 250gig backup using the built in Win 7 backup on RC 64bit. I was wondering if I bought and installed retail 7 would my backup image carry over even though it's a different install of windows. Gonna be on same hard drive with same PC, no changes. Anyone with experience with this???
I have a few quick questions regarding System Images...but first, let me give you a little background.
My HP Pavilion dm-4 has a bum hinge, so I'm sending it to HP for them to fix it. They told me that they typically test the computer before sending it back, and thus also perform a complete system recovery (to go back to factory settings). Obviously, they want me to backup my data.
So. It's question time:
1) Can I restore a "System Image" to get my computer back to its current state upon receiving my laptop back from HP? (is a system image just a duplicate of the hard drive?)
2) Are all hard drives capable of creating a System Image, or just some?
3a) Are there any Hard drives you guys recommend?
3b) My C: (local disk) capacity is 441GB (303GB Free) and my D: (RECOVERY) is 23.5GB (3.43GB Free). Does that mean I have to buy a Hard drive that is at least 465GB...or could I get one that's just 160-ish GB
i want to have my normal backup, which is a backup of the user files on the d drive to my backup drive (drive X), now i also want to add another backup schedule, so i can backup my pictures specifically to a 4th hard drive, in this case drive drive H.
how would i add this 2nd backup on windows? is this possible? should i be looking for task manager? so far i have tried but cant find any options as access through Action Center Backup.
