Windows 10: Question on Seperate Partitions & System Image

Thanks to this site I am regular Macrium user for System Images.

I have read here that it is a good idea to split your OS (C Drive) and your music/docs/videos (to say D Drive) into separate partions. This results in a faster System image to create and restore due to the reduction in size.

In the event of a virus/ransom attack; I would restore my C drive only (OS) using MR. My D Drive with my music/docs/videos would remain 'untouched'.

But here's my confusion with this strategy;
Couldn’t a nasty virus etc be hiding on D Drive somehow and cause problem when I restore my C drive? If so, why separate your music/docs/videos?
Why not leave music/docs/videos on C drive & do a full system image including my data? Which is what I am currently doing.

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[HELP]Image recovery issues

Guys i am trying to fix my cousins Asus Eee netbook. It has a backup image file that is partitioned on the hard drive but when I go to use it the app will run through a few steps and stop. It is running Vista . Any suggestions?

 

Windows 10 System Image restore did not restore D partition

Yes, there is a way to create a partition with unused space and copy the image from the backup. Windows Operating system is our expertise so regarding about the steps, we suggest contacting your OEM about the backup and restore process to get the best
assistance.

Let us know if you have other questions.

 

Exclude partition from system image.

I have two drives in my system.

Disk manager details - The first drive has 3 partitions:

• System Reserved (System, Active, Primary)
• Windows 7 (Page File, Primary)
• Data Partition 1 (Primary)

The second drive has 2 partitions

• Windows 10 (Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary)
• Data Partition 2 (Primary)

The first data partition has user profiles and shares used for both operating systems. The second data partition is just extra space to hold data temporarily.

This being said, I would like to create a system image with everything but the second data partition. However, it shows up as a system partition in the system image creation module. If fact, all the partitions except Windows 7 show as system and are default
selected and cannot be deselected.

Why does the second data partition show as system? Can I remove the system attribute? I have made sure nothing on this volume is indexed and that it does not contain any page, hibernation, or other system files. One of the folders is compressed, but that
is the only thing special on the volume.