Windows 10: understanding partitions b4 imaging

I would like to implement an OS backup system like Reflect. Before I can do this I need to better understand what's going on with my main drive. This is likely simple for you.

My computer as 2 SSDs installed (each 1TB). My E: (2nd) I keep for documents. My C: (1st) I use for the OS and programs/applications.



This 1TB C: drive says about 40% full.

When I look at this same drive using Reflect it gives me numbers I don't understand.





I have a red bar for the NTFS Prmary that says max capacity is 500MB (~90% full). The 4th section also says NTFS Primary but gives a capacity of 930MB with ~40% full.

I don't understand the distinction. I would like to add more programs to my C: drive as needed then image but don't know if I have hit my upper limit on C:. (I usually accept the default location when adding new applications, generally C:.)

Should I get another 1TB SSD w/o partitions and image what I have then use that as my primary C: drive?
Is there a better strategy?

Thank you,

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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?

 

W7 Hard drive partition issue

to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

- press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
- diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
- list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
- select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
- clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
- create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
- exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
- click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that

 

Move Win7 64 image from a partition NTFS to a new drive

EDIT: After reading your first post again, is there any reason that you would now need GPT? Are you just trying to move the windows install to a new disk or is there a new motherboard involved?

If you are already booting to an NTFS partition, then it makes me wonder if after copying to the new drive, the partition isn't getting marked as Active.

Following the same steps I posted above for startup repair, you can get to a command prompt and use diskpart to see if this is the case.

Code: In the command prompt: diskpart list disk select disk 0 (disk number may be different if you have other disks connected.) list partition select partition 0 (partition number number may vary, but you want to see the boot partition which is the same as your windows partition according to the screenshot on the OP) detail partition (This should have Active: Yes or No. If it says no, since we have the partition selected, you can just use the following command in diskpart) active[/quote]