Windows 10: I need a hard drive to create a system image.

Discus and support I need a hard drive to create a system image. in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I'm trying to backup everything Windows 10, personal files, etc. but I don't think I have enough space with Blu-Ray discs so I need a hard drive to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by AleksUher, Apr 24, 2020.

  1. ALEKSUHER
    AleksUher Win User

    I need a hard drive to create a system image.


    I'm trying to backup everything Windows 10, personal files, etc. but I don't think I have enough space with Blu-Ray discs so I need a hard drive to save a system image to. I'm using the Windows 7 option in Windows 10 Pro. The hard drives, however, don't show up. I think it's because I need a free hard drive and not one I'm making an image of. I don't know what I should do. The computer stores are closed, I don't want to format the C: or D: drive because I need them. Do I make a partition or something? Thank you.

    :)
     
    AleksUher, Apr 24, 2020
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  2. VORNOXEM
    Vornoxem Win User

    Backup "Create a system image" dialog does not list second hard drive as a target location

    The dialog to create a system image in Windows 10 does not list my second hard drive (D: drive, formatted NTFS, not configured as removable storage, does not contain my windows installation) as a target location.

    On the Disk management screen, the C: drive I want to back up is listed as a system & boot drive, the D: drive is listed as a plain NTFS drive (no 'page file', 'system' or anything but 'Primary partition' in the brackets).

    Because of this, I can not back up my Windows installation as a system image. I noticed the system image dialog does list a USB stick when I insert it. Is the solution to somehow mark my D: drive as 'removable storage' somehow, or is there another reason
    it does not list my D: drive?
     
    Vornoxem, Apr 24, 2020
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  3. TYLER TOMKO
    Tyler Tomko Win User
    Creating a system image

    Windows 10 is currently installed, what im doing is im creating a system image on a 1TB external USB HDD, i want to install windows 7 alongside windows 10. i was told that in order to accomplish this feat, i would have to wipe windows 10, install windows
    7, and then 10 again. i just was wondering if it is different with system images.
     
    Tyler Tomko, Apr 24, 2020
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  4. ANON7861
    Anon7861 Win User

    I need a hard drive to create a system image.

    Capacity of external system image hard drive

    In creating a system image, what capacity hard drive the backup must be saved on?
    Should the capacity of the external hard drive equal or exceed that of the source drive?

    In the event of a system crash, how is the operating system restored with the system image created?
     
    Anon7861, Apr 24, 2020
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