Windows 10: Backup system image plus Users files

When setting up Backups for the first time I was given the option of system image only or system image pus Users files. I chose the latter, but I want to change to system image only. But I can't find that option now. How do I change to system image only?

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Is My Understanding of Windows Bare Metal System / Images Backups vs. File Backups ... and Restores Correct?

So my understanding of it is like this, there are two types of backups, and they are Image Backups and Data / User File backups...

• Image Backups (System Backups / System State /Disaster Recovery Backups)
  • The Creation Process
    • Can be created with wbadim system state backup
      
    • Then if the Data / User File Backups are included in it, they can be removed by mounting the Image Backup, and removing the Data / User Files from it to save on space (see
      this)
  • What it Includes / Excludes
    • Excludes the Data / User File Back
    • Includes installed programs and OS system files.
    • On Windows, you'll probably also want to remove any temp files from the image such as:
      • pagefile.sys
      • hiberfil.sys
      • swapfile.sys
  • When?
    • It's best to make this after you have the machine setup the way that you want with the programs already installed on it, and after updates are installed, you'll want to back it up again...this isn't always possible, but it's likely the best time to do this.
• Data / User File Backups (User File Backups)
  • The Creation Process
    • Usually a full backup is created and then incrementals or differentials after that (and of course use a strategy like GFS)
  • When?
    • Run more frequently than image backups, these backups are scheduled and run when few people are using the system...
  • What it Includes / Excludes
    • Only includes the data /user files, and it does not include any of the system files and program files like the Image Backup.

Then when you need to do disaster recovery, you restore the Image Backup first, and then when it's been recovered you add back in the
Data / User File Backups to the system.

I know that the Data / User File Backups (User File Backups)
can be removed from the xvhd file back created in the system state backup to decrease it's size by mounting it and deleting said files. But I'd like to know if I first restore the
Image Backups (System Backups / System State /Disaster Recovery Backups), and then restore my Data / User File Backups will I still be able to use the machine as it was when I did the backups?

Is my understanding of this correct? Is there anything I missed?

Thank you,

Andrew J. Leer

 

[HELP]Image recovery issues

Guys i am trying to fix my cousins Asus Eee netbook. It has a backup image file that is partitioned on the hard drive but when I go to use it the app will run through a few steps and stop. It is running Vista . Any suggestions?

 

Windows 10 System Image Backup Suggested Features

Control Panel > System and Security > Backup and Restore (Windows 7)

SUGGESTED CHANGES:

[Balance User Friendly implementation with RESOURCE USAGE, so that Backup and Restore doesn't become a RESOURSE HOG].

1. Eliminate ALL references to "Windows 7".

2. To the extent necessary, MANAGE "Windows Defender" and "File History" to PREVENT INTERFERENCE during SYSTEM IMAGE BACKUP.

3. Warn user to suspend 3rd Party Product SCANNING during Windows System Image Backup (ie: McAfee Anti-Virus Real-Time Scanning and Scheduled Scan ).

4. Show CURRENT FREE SPACE on selected Backup Location [ie: Iomega (F].

5. SHOW DETAILS should Expand current page, not create a new page.

6. SHOW DETAILS suggested FEATURES:

6a. Overall Completion Percent

6b. List of completed Activities

6c. Completion Percent of Current In-Process Activity

6d. List of Activities not yet started

I invite the Microsoft Community to comment on and add to this post to help improve the Windows 10 Backup and Restore Feature.