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Drive Image & Backing-Up Question
Hello,
If anyone might explain the differences between the following, for a Sr. Citizen, would be most appreciative:
Let's say I do a backup (full ?) of my HD to an external HD. What doesn't a normal Backup like this include ? Are Programs, Applications, etc. normally included automatically ?
What is the difference between doing this, and using some software to create what is apparently called a Drive-Image ? Are both a good idea, or "needed" ? Why ?
If there is "something" that a normal backup to my HD didn't include, is it likely that it is on an automatically created Drive Image, or do Drive Images specifically have to be created ? If automatic, how can I pull something up that the normal Backup didn't get ?
If I go back and re-load a Restore Point from a few months ago, is it grabbing the old stuff from a Drive Image, or some other (big) file that it has saved, somewhere ?
What "stuff" does the Restore Point NOT include ?
BTW: if you think that also doing a Drive Image is a good idea, in addition to the external HD Backup, any free (or inexpensive) really easy to use/foolproof software you might recommend ?
Thanks,
Bob