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Forum discussion tagged with image backup.
  1. Random_Unexplainable_Lag

    Question Need beginner tips and advice for making a backup and image of OS and apps/games

    I'm a little ashamed to say that after 20+ years of being a PC enthusiast/gamer, I've never done OS backups or images, the only backups I do are manually drag and drop into a folder, then upload it to the cloud and/or external drives a couple of times a year. I like to do an OS wipe and fresh...
  2. T

    Question Corrupt HDD cloning issues

    Experienced PC enthusiast here, looking for advice on what to do here. I'm trying to clone my mom's old hard disk (upwards of 8 years old) onto an Nvm-e. Every time I try it, my progress stops at about 40% and will not progress further. I left it overnight and still no luck. I tried defragging...
  3. dadabun

    [SOLVED] Can I create a system image backup and restore from my partitioned hard drive to my SSD?

    Can I create a system image backup and restore from my partitioned hard drive to my SSD? My SSD is 240GB. My HDD is 2tb but will make a new partition around 300GB to perform a system image backup from SSD to that partition. Is this possible and will there by any issues? I see others use...
  4. Mxhawthy

    [SOLVED] How do I perform an Incremental backup/refresh of an Image using Acronis Snap Deploy 5?

    Hi all, The title really says it all. I have Acronis Snap Deploy 5 and I've got a master image of a machine, however I now want to take an incremental backup, or a 'refresh' of the image. I don't want to have to take another master image of the machine if it can be avoided. I'm really new to...
  5. euphoria4949

    [SOLVED] Help and advice needed please with OS backups & system images

    Hi everyone, I need some help and advice regarding OS backups and images, but please (ELI5) explain like I'm 5yo as my knowledge is very poor on this subject. I'm a little embarrassed to say that after more than 2 decades of being a techy PC nerd/enthusiast, I've never actually done any OS...
  6. A

    Question Forensics - How to create a Phone's Image, to use it in Forensics.

    How can I create a Phone's storage Image, so that I can use it in conjunction with Forensics software to do things? Do you have any Software recommendations? (For Image Creation and Forensics) I want to try out some things regarding Forensics, any tips are welcome! Thank you.
  7. J

    [SOLVED] Combine SSD & HDD

    Hi - seeking some help on combining SSD and partition onto a new SSD. Currently: 80GB SSD with Windows 10 boot (C:) 400GB programs partition on 1TB disk (D:) I'm moving to a 1TB SSD to run OS and programs plus space for scratch image editing plus 1+3TB for storage. Question: How do I best...
  8. MinimalTech

    Question A way to have 2 PCs which will mirror each other?! Not only data...

    Hi. A client of mine asked me about a weird but really useful functionality! He has two PCs (identical models - from the same vendor) with Windows 7 installed and he has his data there plus some applications for his business installed. He wants somehow to have a mirror functionality that will...