I do back-up using "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Backup and Restore" and select image, but my flashdrive says "The drive is not a valid back-up location".
What is the issue?
thanks
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ME!
OS
Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 940
Motherboard
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe (BIOS 3603)
Memory
OCZ PC8500 Platinum 4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
Sound Card
HT Omega Claro
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic G220fb still rocks
Screen Resolution
1600x1200@85hz
Hard Drives
160GB Seagate 7200.10 Sata
150GB WD Raptor 10,000rpm Sata
Removable usb device not second internal drive or secondary partition. Windows is rather fussy about that unfortunately. For backups to external usb hard drives you generally need a 3rd party software like the programs often preinstalled on the drives themselves.
Most usb flash drives come with their own programming with some even having a backup a button on included on them if you have the do re' me that is for the higer price tags!
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Man i really need a Night Hawk translator. The only restrictions related to backups i have had was due to lack of space, other than that i manged to back up onto anything internal,external, and networked.
Another thing to look at would be the factory partition not being usable where you would need to reformat the drive itself in the disk management. Are you seeing it listed as a drive you can readily access with a drive letter assigned?
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
The only restrictions related to backups i have had was due to lack of space, other than that i manged to back up onto anything internal,external, and networked.