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Windows Backup includes C + E drive in system image. Why?
I have my system setup to where I try not to store anything on the C drive. My E drive, which is another separate drive, is where I keep all of my user data and I have a few non-system related programs installed (some portable, some via an installer) over there. I have my iTunes folder configured to store on the E drive as well. I also configured Windows to store my Favorites folder there. The idea was to not have any data I care about on the C drive unless I couldn't put it on the E drive. The problem I'm running into is that Windows Backup (WBU) wants to backup my C drive *and* my E drive. And it doesn't give you a choice to not back it up. But, I don't want it to back up the E drive because I have another mechanism for backing that up (I don't image it because it is very large and I have specific folders identified with precious data that I backup using other means). I like to use WBU to make the system image of the C drive because it is convenient to use in a restoration because it is integrated with Windows Restore. So, yes, I know I could just NOT use Windows Backup, I've read numerous posts in here about people hating on WBU, but I really want to keep using it. So, on my E drive there is a "Program Files" folder and a "Program Files (x86)" folder that I manually created. And as I alluded to earlier, there is a Favorites folder that has the actual Windows icon (so I believe the system truly knows it is there). What I could use some help with is this: is there a way to figure out what criteria WBU is *REALLY* using to determine when it is going to automatically bring other drives into the system image? It can't simply be that it "includes what is required for the system to run" because I can completely remove the E drive and boot up just fine (some of my apps will complain, obviously, about not finding their data), unless "system to run" means all applications themselves can run correctly as well. Maybe my real problem is not understanding what "system to run" means. But, I need to solve this and get WBU to only backup the C drive. Any ideas?