Solved Windows Image Backup

[Melissa]

Hello Forum,

I am just enquiring as to whether or not I could extract the data from Windows as I have three computers - which seem to have each a Windows Image Backup.

I do not know much about these files and how they get created.

Does Windows create them when you do a restore or back up?

Seagate is now recommending that I use that as a part of a back up

 

[LittleJay]

Hi Melissa. If you are interested in learning how Backup and Restore works, have a look at this tutorial by Brink and at the related links at the end of this tutorial.

 

[Britton30]

I would, and do, recommend turning off Windows Backup and use the free and reliable Macrium Reflect for backup duties.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/73828-imaging-free-macrium.html#post648001 Macrium can also restore a backup or clone a drive too.
Other backup tuts are listed at the bottom.

 

[whs]

If you are talking about extracting the user files from an image, that is easy. All you have to do is to mount the image VHD - in Disk Management > Action tab (it's called 'Attach'). Then you can open the image in Computer.