Maintenance before system-image-backup

[tbecker76]

Hello,

Before doing a system-image-backup, with Macrium Reflect (free version), do you suggest to manually execute a maintenance process (from the Action Center), in case the previous Windows automatic maintenance (or more of them) didn't run (perhaps the computer was not switched on)? Even if there is no particular alert displayed?

Or it is not important, and after restoring the system-image-backup, Windows 8 will continue to work without problems where it was left, even if months or years have passed since the backup?
It is not important to do this, even if several automatic maintenances have been skipped? (still for the same reason: computer switched off during maintenance time).

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I don't use Windows 8, but before you do a system image backup I would suggest:

- Install all windows updates.
- Update your drivers.
- Uninstall any programs you are never going to use again.
- Run CCleaner and delete temporary files, browser files, and clean the registry (a personal preference).
- Defragment the HDD.

The image will be as up-to-date and clean as possible. The image should work years from now, though you'll inevitably have loads of updates to install. Of course, by then you'll be using Windows 20.