Backing up EVERYTHING...


  1. BDani
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    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-Bit
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    Backing up EVERYTHING...


    So my mom never has time to sit with me and choose files that she doesn't need me to backup (Im trying to do a clean install of Windows 7 on her laptop) so I remembered that a year ago when my dad had his PC fixed, they deleted everything but kept all the files in a folder name "Windows.OLD". They had EVERYTHING there, every folder, all the pictures, videos, etc. How do I do that? I would like to simply take all of the files that I have on my mom's laptop and simply back them up for future access.
    If possible, please offer me some free solutions :)

    Thank you :)
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  3. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    Hello Dani,

    The Windows.old folder would be a copy of the installation that's created only when you upgrade or do an in-place upgrade of Windows.

    For what you are wanting, you could create a system image to backup everything with.

    Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup

    System Image Recovery

    OR

    Imaging with free Macrium

    MACRIUM REFLECT - Create Bootable Rescue USB Drive


    Hope this helps, :)
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