Restore system from backup on external hard drive


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit
       #1

    Restore system from backup on external hard drive


    I used windows backup to create a backup of my system on an external seagate harddrive. It created an big backup of about 11GB. Now when I try to restore my system using windows backup and restore, it shows the following message "windows could not find a backup for this computer". On selecting "select another backup to restore files from", it is not able to find the backup on the external harddrive. There is no option to browse for the backup except from a network location. So, how do I use the backup?
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  2. Posts : 6,830
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32-Bit & Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
       #2

    Hi rishabhg

    See if this will help

    Restore Backup User and System Files
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    VistaKing said:
    Hi rishabhg

    See if this will help

    Restore Backup User and System Files
    After clicking on select another backup to restore files from, the system is not showing me the backup file in the list.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 10
    Win7 Premium 32bit
       #4

    rishabhg said:
    I used windows backup to create a backup of my system on an external seagate harddrive. It created an big backup of about 11GB. Now when I try to restore my system using windows backup and restore, it shows the following message "windows could not find a backup for this computer". On selecting "select another backup to restore files from", it is not able to find the backup on the external harddrive. There is no option to browse for the backup except from a network location. So, how do I use the backup?

    Hii hope you are doing well. You don't have to worry about backup. It is not very tough to restore your data... I am giving you some steps, I hope this will be helpful for you.
    To back up your programs, system settings, and files

    Open Backup and Restore by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Backup and Restore.

    In the left pane, click Create a system image, and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.


    All the best!!
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    mariamenounous said:
    rishabhg said:
    I used windows backup to create a backup of my system on an external seagate harddrive. It created an big backup of about 11GB. Now when I try to restore my system using windows backup and restore, it shows the following message "windows could not find a backup for this computer". On selecting "select another backup to restore files from", it is not able to find the backup on the external harddrive. There is no option to browse for the backup except from a network location. So, how do I use the backup?

    Hii hope you are doing well. You don't have to worry about backup. It is not very tough to restore your data... I am giving you some steps, I hope this will be helpful for you.
    To back up your programs, system settings, and files

    Open Backup and Restore by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Maintenance, and then clicking Backup and Restore.

    In the left pane, click Create a system image, and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.


    All the best!!
    Hey, thanks for the reply. But i think you misunderstood my question. I want to restore my system from an existing backup, not create a new backup. The problem is that windows restore is not able to locate the backup which i have taken on an external hard drive.
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  6. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #6

    Are you using a USB 3.0 port?
    if yes, use a USB 2.0 port or load the USB 3.0 drivers.
    SATA drivers - Load in Windows System Image Recovery
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  7. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #7

    I would just use 2.0. My understanding is the speed capability of 2.0 is faster than a hard drive speed capability anyway.
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