Windows 10: Can I Duplicate a Windows 10 BackUp and use it for recovery?

I know this is a Strange Question to ask!


I have setup a 1tb HDD:E Drive for Backup, If I copy paste all those files to another external HDD :Z Drive for safety purposes. Will I be able to use :Z drive for recovery?

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Data backup and recovery help thread

We get heaps of threads on this, so lets make a nice organised list of programs people can use for backing up, restoring, and recovering data.




For a quick start to this, some pointers.

1. If you formatted a drive and did NOT write to it, recovery is possible. If you installed any data over it (such as windows, or copying files to it) then you need to restore a backup, or accept that you will have lost some, most, or all of your data.

2. Backups are not perfect - for example, a virus that killed your machine could also be in your backup. try and backup your important data first, not your operating system and useless files - and store it in more than one place if possible (for example, an external hard drive AND on DVD)




Now to the programs:

Free Data recovery software
Piriform Recuva - Highly recommended by TPU users, myself included.


The following were listed by 95viper in another thread, i dont know if he's reccomending them or just listed them.
Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier A nice one.*Smile
UNDELETE 360
Free File Recovery 1.1
Glary Undelete
UndeletePlus[/QUOTE]

Paid Data recovery software



Free backup/restore software


Paid backup/restore software
Acronis True Image Home
Paragon Hard Disk Manager Suite 2011 (Paid)[/QUOTE]


please people, help me fill in the blanks so i can request this to get stickied. *Smile

 

recovery and backup

Hi,

The issue that you’ve encountered regarding the recovery and backup of your Windows 10 computer may be caused by some configuration or files mismatched. To sort out your concern, we’d like to know the following information:

• Just to confirm, are you still able to access your PC?
• Do you have the backup files for your Windows 10?
• What are the troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
  

On the other hand, if you don’t have the backup files for your device and you can’t access your PC, we suggest that you reinstall Windows 10 using an installation media. To do this, you may follow the steps provided on this
link. Once you’re on the page, expand and proceed with the steps under the
Using the tool to create installation media (USB flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) to install Windows 10 on a different PC (click to show more or less information) section to create the file.

After downloading the media file, follow the steps under Using the installation media you created (click to show more or less information)
to reinstall Windows 10 on your computer. If you’re currently using Windows 10 on your PC, you don’t need to provide the license key as it was verified by Microsoft that the copy of Windows on your device is genuine. You may visit this article for
more information about activation in Windows 10.

We’re looking forward to your response.

 

Backup and recovery

Hi Marie,

Creating a backup and recovery drive is beneficial,
especially if you're planning to make any major changes to
your device. To better assist you with your concern, we suggest that
you follow the steps provided under Use File History to back up your PC by clicking the drop down arrow on this
link to
create a backup.

In addition, to be guided on creating a recovery drive, we recommend that you follow the steps provided on this
link.

Let us know if you have any other concerns that we can assist you with.