Win 7 System Image Utility

[odatkid]

Hi All,
Not sure if I'm in the correct discussion but I made a disk image of my "C" drive using Windows 7 built-in utility onto another hard drive. My "C" drive is using 27.4GB of data but the Image size is only 12.9GB. Could I have done something wrong? I thought the image size would be at least as big as the used space on the "C" drive. I'm concerned that I didn't get all my programs,files and settings backed up correctly.

Any thoughts?

Thanks............Tom

P.S. I tried to do this last night using DVD's for backup but decided to abort after 9! Dvd's were burnt and it still was not completed.

 

[richc46]

Welcome,
I do not know if you did it right, but the image is compressed and should be smaller.

http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/38929-system-image-what-does-not-include.html

I tried to put it on DVD, basically it does not work.

 

[odatkid]

Thanks for the reply Rich.

I think I did it correctly. Here's hoping I never have to use it.


Tom

 

[richc46]

TY so much for the very kind words and rep. Very generous of you.

Wait I have something else for you.

Read this my post number 2

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/88419-acronis-system-restore-running-same-time.html

 

[richc46]

Read above post, I added some important information.

 

[pparks1]

I tried to put it on DVD, basically it does not work.

With the built-in "system image" utility, you really cannot copy and move it from one device to another...or even to a different folder. For many people who would back up to an external USB drive..this wouldn't be that big of an issue...but for others it can be a real "show-stopper"

 

[richc46]

I tried to put it on DVD, basically it does not work.

With the built-in "system image" utility, you really cannot copy and move it from one device to another...or even to a different folder. For many people who would back up to an external USB drive..this wouldn't be that big of an issue...but for others it can be a real "show-stopper"

I agree, but when I first installed 7, it says you cannot save image to a finger drive, but can to a CD, well does not work.