Windows 10: Is there a backup software that can restore installed files?

Discus and support Is there a backup software that can restore installed files? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I'm looking for something similar to time machine on mac that backs everything up and restores everything to a new computer in the exact location as... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/ls_2012, Jan 21, 2021.

  1. Is there a backup software that can restore installed files?


    I'm looking for something similar to time machine on mac that backs everything up and restores everything to a new computer in the exact location as the last one.

    I performed a back up on windows 10 but it really only backed up my files and I still had to manually reinstall all my software on the new system. Is there a third party backup software that does this?

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    /u/ls_2012, Jan 21, 2021
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  2. suraswami Win User

    Deleted file restore software.

    Shute I never thought about system restore. But its been more than a week now, don't know if I can go back that far. But even then will it put back user files?
     
    suraswami, Jan 21, 2021
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  3. Pinchy Win User
    Deleted file restore software.

    Oh.

    So your running the backup software from the server and not the computer.

    Yep I see whats happened. Just for the future (althought I am sure you wont make the same mistake again) make sure you select and option that says "if it cant find the file, DONT delete". If it doesnt have that option...switch to SynbackSE.

    An FYI: difference between incremental and differential is that differential copies all new / changed files since the last full backup......incremental copies all new / changed files since the last backup no matter what it was (incremental/full/differential).

    Now to get your files back:

    Tried a system restore on the server?
     
    Pinchy, Jan 21, 2021
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  4. suraswami Win User

    Is there a backup software that can restore installed files?

    Deleted file restore software.

    I want a good File or HDD recovery software. Free would be ideal but cheap good ones would be fine.

    I used Cobian backup to backup all my virtual servers and test files. I wanted to build raid, so I copied 2 x 160GB drives (total 80GB) to my server which has 1TB using the software. After copying the files I built raid on those 2 drives moving to another machine. Now when I go back to my server all the files are gone. Probably my mistake, didn't quiet understand the software and hit the wrong settings.

    Now my question is can I get back all those files? I haven't formatted the drives on my server.

    I tried couple of trial software, but they need huge amount to activate and restore those files.

    Anyone know of free or under $30 please let me know.
     
    suraswami, Jan 21, 2021
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