Backup problems

Margarithe, Welcome to Seven Forums.

Please post a copy of the output of Disk Management. Here is how.

HOW TO POST A SNAPSHOT OF DISK MANAGEMENT DISPLAY

Run disk management:
WIN | type DISKMGMT.MSC | ENTER
WIN is the key with the wavy flag.

Maximize the output of Disk Management:
ALT Spacebar key combo | X key
Drag the field separators (such as between Status and Capacity) to show entire field.

Make a snapshot:
WIN | type SNIPPING | ENTER
Click the New button.
Drag the cursor around the area you want to snip.
File | Save as | select save location and name | Save button

Post the snapshot:
Screenshot - How to post


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You can help us to help you by filling out your System Specs and here is how.



HOW TO FILL OUT YOUR SYSTEM SPECS


In the line at the top of www.SevenForums.com you will see UserCP.
That is an abbreviation for User Control Panel.
Click on UserCP.
In the left-hand column, under Your Profile you will see Edit System Spec.
Click on Edit System Spec
You can copy and paste from the output of Speccy, Speccy - System Information - Free Download to fill out much of the info. Be sure to use the Other Info section of your System Specs for such info as your optical drive, your wireless adapter, your speakers, etc.

attached disk managemet snap shot

As you probably noticed, something went astray and the snapshot is missing.

I've done the same thing myself and more than once.

Format D as NTFS and make inactive. Both of these can be done from within Disk Management.

May have goofed. Twice. Go ahead and try it with D marked active. Active usually designates that a drive can be bootable, in layman's terms.

Be sure to format as NTFS.

Can't remember whether DiskManagement can mark as inactive. I always use DiskPart for those kind of things.

If you still have difficulties, yell and I'll give you the sure fire solution.