[SOLVED] Best software to backup a WIndows 10 PC?

[altros55]

Hello,

I am trying to backup my Windows 10 PC, but I keep receiving an error when I try to use the built in Windows backup feature.
The progress gets to 98% and never completes, I have tried numerous fixes to get past this error, but nothing so far has worked. It always stops right before completing.
Can anyone suggest any good 3rd party software that I can use so I can finally back up my PC.

Thank you in advance!

 

[rgd1101]

and the error is?

 

[USAFRet]

Hello,

I am trying to backup my Windows 10 PC, but I keep receiving an error when I try to use the built in Windows backup feature.
The progress gets to 98% and never completes, I have tried numerous fixes to get past this error, but nothing so far has worked. It always stops right before completing.
Can anyone suggest any good 3rd party software that I can use so I can finally back up my PC.

Thank you in advance!

I use Macrium Reflect for this.

But...halting at 98% needs to be investigated.

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[altros55]

Hello,
Thank you for responding. It does not display any error information, the progress bar just stops at 98% and never completes. I have left it over night, and there was just no progress past this point.

 

[USAFRet]

Hello,
Thank you for responding. It does not display any error information, the progress bar just stops at 98% and never completes. I have left it over night, and there was just no progress past this point.

That might indicate an issue with one of the drives...target or source.

 

[altros55]

I use Macrium Reflect for this.

But...halting at 98% needs to be investigated.

What is your backup situation at home?

What is your backup situation at home? And if you don't do that, why not? Every single day, I read multiple threads here of "How do I get my stuff back?" or "That drive had 5 years of photos of my kids!!" Be it a dead drive, dropped phone, virus, accidental deletion, formatting the wrong...

forums.tomshardware.com

Thank you for the reply. I have tried investigating what the issue could be, but have not found any solutions that have worked.
I will look into Macrium Reflect, thank you for the suggestion.

 

[altros55]

That might indicate an issue with one of the drives...target or source.

hmm is there a way to figure out if it is one of those issues? I ran chkdsk and it still did not complete.

 

[USAFRet]

hmm is there a way to figure out if it is one of those issues? I ran chkdsk and it still did not complete.

chkdsk on which drive?
If it did not finish, that is the problem child.

 

[altros55]

chkdsk on which drive?
If it did not finish, that is the problem child.

Oh I am sorry I wrote that wrong. (I only have one drive at the moment.)
But what I meant is that I ran chkdsk, and it completed and the backup still did not complete.

 

[USAFRet]

How are you doing this "backup"

What are the two drives involved?

 

[altros55]

How are you doing this "backup"

What are the two drives involved?

I only have one drive, my C drive. I am trying to backup using the Windows backup feature.
Backup Settings>Go to back up and restore for Windows 7> Takes you to Backup and Restore menu

 

[USAFRet]

I only have one drive, my C drive. I am trying to backup using the Windows backup feature.
Backup Settings>Go to back up and restore for Windows 7> Takes you to Backup and Restore menu

Oh.
Well, that's a mostly useless "backup" anyway.

 

[altros55]

Oh.
Well, that's a mostly useless "backup" anyway.

Useless how? I have used backup on Windows 7 previously, is it no longer a valid backup process?

 

[USAFRet]

Useless how? I have used backup on Windows 7 previously, is it no longer a valid backup process?

'useless', in the context of why you need a backup.

On that same physical drive, it is subject to the same drive dying, or ransomware as the actual OS on that same drive.


Now...as to why it is stopping at 98% is a whole different question.