Imaging with free Macrium

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  1. Posts : 16,129
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       #850

    Nice idea about using the SD. Doesn't seem a way to make it work.
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  2. Posts : 1,568
    Windows 8.1.1 64bit
       #851

    Everything in my disk management then, will be backed up at one time ?

    Do I need to backup all of it ?
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  3. whs
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       #852

    SIW2 said:
    Nice idea about using the SD. Doesn't seem a way to make it work.
    The funny thing is that I could not find a boot.wim on my 32bit Macrium. Just the one for the PE.

    I have sent a mail to Macrium with the question whether the 32bit program can produce a bootloader entry for 'Recovery from Windows Boot menu' - that is one of the options in the paid version. I have also asked how they do that if there is no boot.wim - just to make sure.
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  4. whs
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       #853

    COMPUTIAC said:
    Everything in my disk management then, will be backed up at one time ?

    Do I need to backup all of it ?
    The system partition I backup once and stick it into a safe place. That you usually do not have to recover.

    The recovery partition I do not backup. The same with any tools partition they may have.

    The C partition and the data partition I backup often. For C, after an update or new program installations. For the data when I think I have changed enough to warrent an update.

    I also keep at least 10 restore points on C and on the data partition. From those I can also recover data with Shadow Explorer. That is useful for the in-between images time.

    ShadowExplorer - Recover Lost Files and Folders
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  5. mjf
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       #854

    We all have different views. If you want to remain with the OEM system then I recommend making at least one image of all your non data partitions. This includes factory recovery/restore and tools partition if present. Store these away and you can always restore to a new HDD if your old one fails. There are other options for backing up data partitions.
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  6. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #855

    The problem with imaging a data partition is thay it can be very large. You will be better off Using a file synchronization tool such as Syctoy or FreeFileSync. I also prefer the latter. They are both free. The link to FreeFileSync is in my sig.
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  7. whs
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       #856

    kado897 said:
    The problem with imaging a data partition is thay it can be very large. You will be better off Using a file synchronization tool such as Syctoy or FreeFileSync. I also prefer the latter. They are both free. The link to FreeFileSync is in my sig.
    Agreed, if the data partition is very large - e.g. tons of videos - then a sync program is a better option. The problem I have with sync is that I do not fully trust it - but that may be just me.
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       #857

    whs said:
    kado897 said:
    The problem with imaging a data partition is thay it can be very large. You will be better off Using a file synchronization tool such as Syctoy or FreeFileSync. I also prefer the latter. They are both free. The link to FreeFileSync is in my sig.
    Agreed, if the data partition is very large - e.g. tons of videos - then a sync program is a better option. The problem I have with sync is that I do not fully trust it - but that may be just me.
    If you set it up a one way mirror with versions it should be safe. Synctoy cant do that but FreeFileSync can.
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  9. whs
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       #858

    That sounds like a good idea. I shall try that. Thanks Keith.
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  10. Posts : 10,455
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       #859

    My video is a bit old but may help...



    The main difference is in versioning. You now need to use a "macro" to date the version.
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