Windows 10: Restoring a Backup

I have Windows 11 with two internal and one external hard drives. The system drive is failing. But that's not the nightmare scenario.I made recovery media using the program that is part of Windows 11. I checked the box to include a system image. It ran for hours. Once done, I rebooted the system to the USB drive that I made the recovery media on. The system image was not found. It was nowhere to be found. Recovery failed.I used the BackUp & Restore Windows 7. Again, it could not find the system image. I could. Windows could not and Windows would not let me select it. It would only say it

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Free hard drive backup/restore program?

I am looking for a free (freeware) program that will back up and restore a hard drive. I'm looking to clone a few external hard drives. If the program will backup the used space instead of the whole drive this will be awesome! Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Free hard drive backup/restore program?

Obviously you're looking for something besides your Xp Pro utility that does this?

 

Restoring Windows 10 Image using Macrium Reflect


In addition to the above. Here's my suggestion in step by step.
I assume you have Macrium Installed in your current HD and already made a backup copy.

1. Connect your new HD via USB port and boot up.
2. Run Macrium, click on Restore tab then select the Backup Image that you made to restore
3. click on "select a different target disk" then select your new HD as destination
   
   
   
4. Proceed to restore then Shutdown and disconnect the old HD and replace with the new HD
5. Boot up with your new HD.