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Can't Set a Back Up to HARDDRIVE?
I can only do it to a disk
Can't Set a Back Up to HARDDRIVE?
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Do you have a second hard drive? A windows backup needs to be stored on a hard drive or volume other than the drive that is being backed up.
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You cannot backup to your Windows partition. You can backup to another partition on the same drive or an external HDD.
An external (or separate internal HDD) is what you should be backing up to.
I would forget DVDs when it comes to Windows backup, except for factory recovery disks or a system repair disk.
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But isn't there a way I can save it because Im not doing a whole restore. I'm
Just reinstalling my sound cuz it's fizzy and I don't want to screw it up.
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You could try using a restore point. However, I have had a bad experience relying on restore points as a driver installation safeguard. I would feel more comfortable with a disk image to fall back on.
Someone may come along with a different view to help you out.
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Start > right click on Computer > System protection (top left of the page) > Highlight your C partition > Click on the "Create" button
But MJF says, restore points are not very reliable. And if you muck up your system, they are of no use anyhow. It is better to image to an external disk. And forget CD/DVDs - no good.
Data files you can backup to a large USB stick.
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