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How much space should i dedicate to a full system image?
What whould be the max for a fresh operation system with some apps installed like skype, steam etc
What whould be the max for a fresh operation system with some apps installed like skype, steam etc
Hello Raymond,
It will vary wildy from system to system, but with just the basics you could expect a system image to need at minimum around 20 GB.
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Shawn
I have about 30 GB occupied on an 80 GB C drive. Macrium images of that drive are typically about 10 to 12 GB in size, with the default compression level. I used EaseUS imaging for a while and as I recall it produced files of about the same size.
I'm not sure what the built-in Windows tools uses.
Many people keep multiple images. I normally have 3 of various ages totaling around 35 GB, so you might want to allow for more than a single image. I'd just keep them on another drive---no need for a separate "images" partition or anything like that.