Windows 10: System Image Question

I always recommend using at two different image backup up tools initially, in case one fails. I am an unashamed advocate of Macrium Reflect Free which has worked for me across many devices. I found the internal windows system to be less reliable.

What you find is a particular tool may work fine on your pc, but others may find it doesn't work on theirs.

Ultimately, you have to experiment to find the one that works best for you.

Although Macrium has never let me down, and I use it all the time, I always make an occasional backup with Easeus Todo which also has worked well for me (but I prefer Macrium as it is faster).

Point is "Do not put all you eggs in one basket"

Regardless of imaging program used, you should always backup critical data separately as well, in case a full reinstall became necessary.

I actually keep my OS and programs on one drive, and data on another - makes data backup much easier and prevents creating huge image files.

 

In Win7 system image recovery always worked. The first time I needed a system image recovery in Win10 it did NOT work. A new Win10 installation was necessary. Moreover, with each Win10 update, my restore points are gone. So, my confidence in backup-restore facilities in Win10 is below zero.