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Win 7 backup strategy
Some help for a newbie please...
Is there any downside to consider when pre partitioning your HDD to prevent the formation of the 200MB system partition?
I was considering doing this on a new pc build so that my backup strategy would only need the C: drive image to restore to a new HDD in one hit (worst case scenario!) ie not having to restore the system partition also.
I was thinking of partitioning my HDD to C: (Win7 and progs) and D: (data), and using DriveImageXML to image the C: drive. I prefer DriveImage as it allows the choice of backup location on the external USB drive - handy when you back up more than 1 pc.
My D: drive would be separately backed up using Microsoft Backup.
Does this strategy have any holes in it? Would be good to know your thoughts before I set off.
Thanks
Last edited by keithr; 09 Aug 2011 at 08:54. Reason: typo