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Where/how does one store HD backup images?
Howdy folks-
I'm a noob here, so apologies in advance if i'm posting in wrong place, etc.
I have the sinking feeling i'm missing something obvious but the geniuses at AOMEI [of Backupper fame] never address the problem of where to put ones OS drive backup image, so that, if W7 dies on one [again!], one can rebuild without starting from square one. [Tech problems on their forum [and silence on issue] ensured their forum useless, so i'm asking here]
They blithely advise putting it on USB, or DVD. Excuse me? How does one put 148G on 16Gb USB key, or equal-sized DVD? Even if i stripped my HD image down to OS only, it would still be too big, and half the point of making the backup was to avoid reinstalling all the software, settings, etc.
And if i put it on a secondary HD, well, to reach it post-crash, i'd have to reinstall W7 on another HD to reach the image [and, having done all that work, what would be the point in making/recovering the backup at all?!]. I'd appreciate some help here.
A related question: I understand there's a settings transfer in Windoze 7. I can't find it since my W7 "help" refuses to answer any questions [Microsoft glitch #34,465,907!]
Marni
Why are computers like hemorrhoids? You sit down and the pain returns.
Last edited by marni; 27 Feb 2017 at 13:17.