Windows 10: Data to backup prior to feature update?

Discus and support Data to backup prior to feature update? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; Alright so, I'm actually pretty tech savvy. Yet I am unfamiliar with enough to know the answer to this... Essentially, I want to back everything up as... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/re11ding, Jan 19, 2021.

  1. Data to backup prior to feature update?


    Alright so, I'm actually pretty tech savvy. Yet I am unfamiliar with enough to know the answer to this... Essentially, I want to back everything up as I'm currently on 1709 (Educational, so support ended in October) and am getting ready for the 20H2 update. Now, my laptop, as great as it is, hasn't gotten updated drivers in over 3 years. I have no idea if updating will cause issues or not. Therefore, I got a 5TB external to back things up to in case things go wrong. The reason the update's happening now and not around October was because I had to return the original external I bought as it was experiencing major issues. I only just got the replacement.

    However, my question is, other than all my personal files obviously, what am I to be backing up? By this, I mean if I were to roll back the update due to compatibility issues, what files do I need to backup to then overwrite with the backup later to make it so exactly everything is as it was before the update? I don't trust Windows to do this proper, and I'm already backing things up like AppData. I'm just not sure if there are system files I should be backing up? I plan on running Ubuntu off a USB to back everything up so it's in a state where nothing's in use and there's no file path character limit issue (If there's a way around this, let me know. I enabled the thing in group policy that's supposed to disable it, but it still happened on attempted backup through windows), and would probably restore everything the same way if need be.

    Like I said, I just want to be sure I'm getting everything I need. Do I need ProgramData? Anything from the Windows folder? I'd rather be safe than sorry. I'd appreciate any and all advice!

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    /u/re11ding, Jan 19, 2021
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  2. websquad Win User

    How do I ensure a full backup prior to installation


    I want to do a full backup of my drive "C" in the event I have to recover. I'm running Windows 7 Home now. I have a number of apps on it from both Microsoft and Adobe, and I can't afford to loose them if the upgrade to Windows 10 goes bad. Are these the correct steps:
    • Create a system image
    • Create a system repair disk
    • Copy all data file I can find from other hard disks (drives D, E, etc.)
    Is this all I need to do to have a high level of confidence in the update?

    Thanks,
    Bob
     
    websquad, Jan 19, 2021
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  3. monim1 Win User
    Looking for Backup Software with Specific Features

    Nova BACKUP, Macrium Reflect etc are best data backup software with special feature. You can try these.
     
    monim1, Jan 19, 2021
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  4. arens Win User

    Data to backup prior to feature update?

    [WPSL] Backup app data

    Hi All,

    I have a Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight app in the store for quite some time now. I recently noticed that the automatic backup for my app doesn't work.

    • The app is listed in my phones (W10M) backup options and automatic backup is enabled
    • Disable automatic backup is not checked in the WMAppManifest.xml
    • Setting "Windows can include this product’s data in automatic backups to OneDrive." in the Dev Center is checked
    • All of the apps data is written to Windows.Storage.ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder
    • Using ISETool I'm able to get all the data
    What am I possibly missing here?

    Note: This question was posted in the MSDN forums before but MSFT suggested to post this here:

    MSDN forum article


    Regards,

    Stephan
     
    arens, Jan 19, 2021
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