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Windows 7 - Dual Boot Image Backup? Anyone ?
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| 01-01-2010 | #1 |
| | Dual Boot Image Backup? Anyone ? Existing Dual boot XP/Windows 7 on same drive. In the past, with a single os, i always backed up complete image to separate drive, and it compressed nicely. Now, with dual boot, the size of the image is 350G, and includes BOTH XP/Windows 7 os. Is there a way to backup only the Windows 7 os, and thus get a smaller footprint on the image? Or is both os needed to actually perform a recovery? See attachment image for partition information... thanks |
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| 01-01-2010 | #2 |
| | What imaging app are you using? Windows 7 imaging "works", but has little flexibility. Paragon, Macrium, and Acronis should give you more control. You should probably make a rescue disk for whatever imaging app you use--and it's probably a good idea to use that disc to restore, even if Windows is still accessible. |
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| 01-01-2010 | #3 |
| | Using R-Drive Image |
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| 01-01-2010 | #4 |
| | Absolutely never heard of that one so I can't help with it specifically. Paragon and Macrium both have free versions that are well spoken of around here. Acronis is a paid program, but if you are restoring to a WD or Seagate drive, you can get a free version from the websites of those 2 drive manufacturers. Generally, I would think that an app is worthless if you can't choose the specific partitions to include or exclude in the image. |
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| 01-01-2010 | #5 |
| | Reduce the image size drastically by specifying in both OS's that personal archivage should occur on another physical drive. Turning off system restore will also have an impressive impact. |
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| 01-01-2010 | #6 |
| | Try this CMD to image only one drive: 
Quote: Originally Posted by SIW2  Try running Windows System Image from the command line. That way, you can select any partition(s) to image, and any location to store the image: I did it like this: Open an elevated cmd and type C:\windows\system32>WBADMIN START BACKUP -BACKUPTARGET:G: -INCLUDE:C: -QUIET That will make a backup image of C and store it on G. If you repeat it - or set up a scheduled task - successive backups will be incremental. Restore from the boot disc as usual - it will restore to the same offset - you can't restore anywhere else - again , as usual with Windows backup. |
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