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Best way to back up a Win 7/Win10 dual boot system
Hi,
I originally had only Win 7 installed on my SSD and used Macrium reflect (MR) to make periodic back ups in case of needing a reinstall.
Recently I installed Win 10 on the same SSD so I now have the option to boot and run either operating system.
What now is the best way to back up Win 10 on this dual boot system with MR? When I start up MR it automatically loads the GUI as in the attached screen grab offering to back up all 3 partitions, which kind of makes sense if I wanted to backup and restore both Win 7 & 10 at the same time. But what if just Win 10 became corrupted and needed a reinstall?
Can I just back up the Win 10 partition alone for just such a scenario? When I try to do this, MR allows me to uncheck the Win 7 partition, but one of the arrows on the boot partition is greyed out, forcing me to back it up too. Is this the correct way to go for backing up just the Win 10 partition? Or should I go with MR's defaults and back up all 3 partitions containing both Win 7&10 rather than a single partition and operating system? Which boxes should be checked?
Thanks in advance for any advice/info.