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Can not export/backup registry
Hi folks,
I'm using Win 7 SP2 64bit Ultimate on a desktop PC.
I have 2 questions:
Q1) Recently I tried creating a backup of registry and I got this error:
"Cannot export. Error writing the file. There may be a disk or file system error."
Even though it aborts the exporting process with an error, it creates a LARGE file that is ~2.8 GB(!) in size.
To find the branch with the problem, I tried exporting each branch to a separate file. All branches got exported fine except this one;
"\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software"
(and it's mirror; "\\HKEY_USERS\S1-5-21...1001\Software")
What could be the problem? I need help from advanced users.
Q2) The branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE has a size of ~2.7 GB. Is this normal for a 12 years old Windows install?