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    I've successfully created two system images recently of WIN 10 on my external SSD with exFAT format. Both images are of dedicated desktop workstations systems running WIN10 build 19045.2673.While attempting to backup a WIN10 laptop, also running build 19045.2673, WINDOWS is denying the image: 'This drive cannot be used to store a system image because it is not formatted in NTFS'.Knowing NTFS and exFAT are different file storage formats: Are there system file storage settings I can change to allow imaging WIN10 on an external exFat SSD without reformatting my external SSD? IF NO... why was I a

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