Windows 10: can use usb flash drive to make system image backup?

Discus and support can use usb flash drive to make system image backup? in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; Hi. I have Windows 10 Home running on Lenovo desktop. Can a 128 gb usb 3.0 flash drive be used to make a system image backup? Is a usb flash drive the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by jwindows10, Dec 24, 2016.

  1. JWINDOWS10
    jwindows10 Win User

    can use usb flash drive to make system image backup?


    Hi. I have Windows 10 Home running on Lenovo desktop. Can a 128 gb usb 3.0 flash drive be used to make a system image backup? Is a usb flash drive the same as a usb jump drive? Thanks.

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    jwindows10, Dec 24, 2016
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  2. AQUAL1FE
    Aqual1fe Win User

    Creating Windows 10 System Image

    Is it required to format the USB Flash Drive before using to create the system image? I have a SanDisk Cruzer Dial 32GM flash drive.

    Also, can a make a system image on both the flash drive and also a CD or am I limited to making only one system image??

    Sorry for such a basic questions, but I end up with so much info from the forums and things that don't seem to work for people that I need some assurance.

    Thanks!
     
    Aqual1fe, Dec 24, 2016
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  3. SAYWHAT
    SayWhat Win User
    How to create Windows 10 system image on a usb flash drive

    Hi,

    Thank you for the reply. Unfortunately it wasn't the question I asked.

    I know how to make a system image. My question was, is it the true that a system image cannot be made to a usb flash drive?

    Presently 23GB of my C drive is being used, before I purchase a 64GB usb flash drive I would like to be sure that I will be able to create a system image on the flash drive.
     
    SayWhat, Dec 24, 2016
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  4. PLANKTON
    Plankton Win User

    can use usb flash drive to make system image backup?

    Thumb/Flash/Jump drives are all the same. As long as the flash drive is as large or larger than the data on the HDD to be copied.

    Your only issue will be file format....as 7/8/8.1 are NTFS with a MBR. Windows 10 on the other hand is NTFS with a GPT file format. I don't know for sure if that will work on flash drive.
     
    Plankton, Dec 24, 2016
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  5. PHONE MAN
    Phone Man Win User
    I use Macrium Reflex to make images of my main C: drive which has 94GB of use. When Macrium makes an image it compress it into a file that is 56GB. The format of my USB flash drive is fat32 and it does not matter as you are just storing a file on it. Macrium has a procedure to make a bootable restore USB flash drive which is used to boot the system and runs Macrium from it. It then can read the image file and restore it.

    Jim *Cool
     
    Phone Man, Dec 24, 2016
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  6. ASUSX205TA
    asusx205ta Win User
    I sometimes use paragon backup and restore 2014 free edition. It will also back up into its own format with optional compression and password protection. It is not very fast. Windows makes faster images that paragon.
     
    asusx205ta, Dec 24, 2016
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  7. PLANKTON
    Plankton Win User
    Thanks Jim....good to know.
     
    Plankton, Dec 24, 2016
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  8. JWINDOWS10
    jwindows10 Win User

    can use usb flash drive to make system image backup?

    Thanks. Happy Holidays.
     
    jwindows10, Dec 25, 2016
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  9. JWINDOWS10
    jwindows10 Win User
    Hi. What is MBR? For Windows 10 System Image backup, do I have to format flash drive in NTFS? Anything I have to do with regards to GPT file format before making backup? Thanks. Happy Holidays.
     
    jwindows10, Dec 25, 2016
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  10. JWINDOWS10
    jwindows10 Win User
    Thanks. Happy Holidays.
     
    jwindows10, Apr 5, 2018
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