Windows 10: Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk??

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  1. provlima Win User

    Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk??


    I see two choices are available in creating rescue media...
    Which choice is better?

    If I create the rescue media on the backup drive which has the system partirion and the data partition do I need to also make the DVD rescue disk too?

    :)
     
    provlima, Nov 25, 2016
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  2. Windows 10 Upgrade and WinBook TW100 Windows 8.1 tablet... three things to watch out for...

    OK... glad you found the way into the UEFI ("BIOS") setup in the

    firmware.

    I used a 1 TB USB hard drive to do my system backup, then burned the Macrium backup archive onto a DVD for safe storage in my closet.

    You should be able to make a donor image from your new

    Winbook using Macrium, make a boot/recovery DVD in Macrium,

    plug in a USB DVD drive, boot to it from the UEFI and then use the

    donor image to un-brick the "unfortunate victim" (LOL) of the

    Windows 10 upgrade.

    Macrium is nice in that it gives you a couple choices for your

    bootable recovery media - if I recall correctly, one of the options

    is for a bootable Linux DVD that can restore from Macrium image

    files.

    Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk?? :)
     
    AllanY2525, Nov 25, 2016
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  3. slance310 Win User
    Best option for Windows 10 system image backup?

    Hi,

    You can save a System Image to a USB Flash Drive of the proper type...

    They are hard to find, and are not even specifically identified as being different...

    At Microsoft's request, some manufacturers created some Flash Drives that DO NOT appear as Removable Drives, but a Fixed or Local Drive...

    They won't work for a RECOVERY DRIVE though... weird, I know...

    The biggest disadvantage of using the Backup and Recovery (Windows 7) is that it is limited in what it will let you restore the image to... If you are not upgrading your HDD to a SMALLER SSD or HDD, it will probably not work...

    If restoring to a drive the same size or larger, it will probably work...

    The Image file it creates will not work if it is renamed... That can be a bit of a problem if you want to save more than one of them...

    I have read a number of threads in which the Image stored on a Network Drive was not available to Recover the Image because the computer\Repair Media that was booted with, is not effective in accessing the Network drive...

    A standard USB HDD would be the best storage media...

    I know nothing about Aomei, and very little about Macrium, other than the fact that it works... I personally use Acronis TrueImage..

    For the most part, the 3rd party tools will not have most of the limitations as the Backup and Recovery (Windows 7)... which actually works well if used under the proper circumstances...

    The problem with Aoemi, Macrium, and even Acronis, is that they need to be installed to be able to create bootable media... Then they clutter things up when are no longer needed to be installed...

    Acronis comes on a bootable CD, but that isn't of much benefit if you purchase a download version...

    Macrium MIGHT have bootable media ISO's available for download... I have never messed with Aoemi, but maybe I should check it out...
     
    slance310, Nov 25, 2016
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  4. NavyLCDR New Member

    Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk??

    It is important to have a bootable drive or disc that is not the computer's main HDD or SSD so that you can do a restore if the main HDD or SSD fails. My desktop and laptop computers both have an SSD as the main drive and a HDD as a data drive. The data HDDs both have bootable partitions with a hybrid of Windows 10 installation and Kyhi's recovery tools (see my quote in the middle of the OP):
    Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk - Windows 10 Forums

    I also have a rescue USB flash drive configured the same way.

    It is also important to keep the backup images themselves on a drive outside the computers in case a power surge or something similar knocks the whole computer out of commission.

    The bootable partitions on the data HDDs are there just for convenient clean installs of Windows and major build upgrades (like from version 1511 to 1607). The USB flash drive and external drive with the backup images is for disaster recovery.
     
    NavyLCDR, Nov 25, 2016
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  5. provlima Win User
    If your hdd crashed on you PC would you simply replace it with a new hdd and "restore" it with your backup hdd? Where would the rescue dvd disk or usb flash drive come into the "restore" process? Wouldnt the rescue partition on the backup disc be used in the restore process?
     
    provlima, Nov 25, 2016
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  6. fdegrove Win User
    Hi,

    If the backup hdd contains a partition with Macrium Reflect Rescue medium on it which is bootable then yes.

    In the above scenario it's not needed but still handy to have just in case.

    Yes, see above.


    Cheers, *Wink
     
    fdegrove, Nov 25, 2016
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  7. Kari Win User
    The rescue media has nothing to do with disks and / or partitions on your computer or in which disk or partition you save it. The function of Macrium rescue media, also called as Macrium boot disk or boot media is to allow you to boot your computer with it when for instance you can no longer boot to Windows due whatever error and need to restore a system image.

    If you save it on your local computer, it will be saved as an ISO image which does nothing to help you when you need it. The option to save the rescue media as an ISO image on local computer is there for those users who do not have a CD / DVD or USB available when media is created. It is useless on its own; you have to burn it to a CD, DVD or a USB flash drive in order to be able to boot a PC with it. A computer cannot be booted with an ISO image.

    It is always recommended to create a Macrium boot media, either a CD or USB. A DVD is also OK but as the Macrium rescue ISO is only about 250 MB, a CD is enough if there are no small USB drives available.

    In addition you can add Macrium rescue environment to Windows boot menu. The below tip is from Macrium Reflect tutorial:


    Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk?? [​IMG]
    Tip OPTIONAL:

    If you want to you can also add Macrium Rescue to Windows boot menu. It is a very practical option to be used when you want to restore an image or reset Windows boot records in case Windows refuses to boot normally.

    To add Macrium Rescue to boot menu select Add recovery Boot Menu Option from Other Tasks menu:

    Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk?? [​IMG]


    Select Windows 10 PE, click OK, accept all following prompts:

    Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk?? [​IMG]


    This will add Macrium Rescue to your Windows boot menu;

    Macrium Create Tescue Media ..on backup hdd or on DVD disk?? [​IMG]
     
    Kari, Apr 5, 2018
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