Windows 10: Want to make a quick image with cmd

Discus and support Want to make a quick image with cmd in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have made a little video for someone on another forum who wanted to make a quick image and mount that image in order to retrieve some data. Don't ask... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by whs, Apr 21, 2015.

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  1. WHS
    whs Win User

    Want to make a quick image with cmd


    I have made a little video for someone on another forum who wanted to make a quick image and mount that image in order to retrieve some data. Don't ask me why he wanted to go that route. I made him a little video explaining the process and I want to share that with you. The video run for 7 minutes.

    If you want to try it yourself, this is the command for imaging the C partition and all partitions needed for a proper operation (e.g. the system partition). This works from the iron or from virtual.

    wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:X: -include:C: -AllCritical -quiet

    Substitute 'X' with the drive letter of the partition where you want to place the image. If you want to image a data partition leave '-AllCritical' off and adjust the drive letters.

    Note: If you mount the image, it comes without a drive letter but the mounted volume is present in Disk Management where you can assign a drive letter.



    [youtube]l1PoSUcrQsw[/youtube]

    :)
     
    whs, Apr 21, 2015
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  2. JMANN54
    jmann54 Win User

    Trim enable on new dell laptop with windows 10

    Hey DaveM121 thanks for quick reply. I suspected this was the correct cmd to check but wanted to double check, and yes TRIM is on thanks!
     
    jmann54, Apr 21, 2015
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  3. YEFET COHAVI
    Yefet Cohavi Win User
    I have 2 computer with windows 7 want to make a clean installation of windows 10

    I have two computer:

    1. Laptop Asus N55SF with windows 7 32 bit OEM

    2. Destop computer with windows 64 bit Retail.

    I want to make a clean installation on these two computers.

    Can I write thier licence codes in the windows 10 installation?
     
    Yefet Cohavi, Apr 21, 2015
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  4. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User

    Want to make a quick image with cmd

    Good tutorial Wolfgang. A little long but very informative.

    If I did this for my boot drive, could I then use the VHD in Oracle VirtualBox? Never done that, just curious.

    Edit: This would be a good one to add to Kari's Video tutorial thread: https://www.tenforums.com/general-dis...s-members.html
     
    Ztruker, Apr 21, 2015
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  5. WHS
    whs Win User
    Not sure how that would work in vBox. I have not used vBox in so many years. I once tried to make a VHD work in VMware Player after converting it to .vmdk, but that somehow did not work. If you want to try it, I would at least copy the bootmgr to the C partition before you make the image. Then you have to deal with only 1 partition's image.
     
    whs, Apr 21, 2015
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  6. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User
    Just made an image of my 8.1 boot drive: wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:F: -include:C: -AllCritical -quiet
    Took about 12 minutes which is not bad, about the same as Acronis TI takes.

    When I look at the F: drive this is what I see:


    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]

    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]

    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]

    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]


    On the last image, what do I mount? I tried all 3 vhdx files and all give the same error:


    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]
     
    Ztruker, Apr 21, 2015
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  7. WHS
    whs Win User
    That is very strange. Although your files are .vhdx and not .vhd, they should mount in Windows 8.1. or W10. Are you trying to mount them in Windows 7. And what system did you image, was it virtual or on the iron.
     
    whs, Apr 21, 2015
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  8. WHS
    whs Win User

    Want to make a quick image with cmd

    I just created an image of a small test partition in Windows 10. There was absolutely no problem with the .vhdx.



    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]
     
    whs, Apr 21, 2015
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  9. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User
    Try it with your boot drive C: and use the -AllCritical parameter. When I did this it imaged two partitions and now will not mount as I described. I'm wuilling to try any ideas you might have.

    BTW: This is fun stuff!!!
     
    Ztruker, Apr 22, 2015
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  10. WHS
    whs Win User
    I had no problem mounting the image of C. I had to assign a drive letter to it though. It showed up without a drive letter in disk management.



    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]





    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]





    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]
     
    whs, Apr 22, 2015
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  11. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User
    Can you show the folder and full file names like I did in post #4? I'd like to see what, if anything, is different.
     
    Ztruker, Apr 23, 2015
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  12. DELICIEUXZ
    Delicieuxz Win User
    Here's an image I found I could make with cmd: 8===|)~~

    You can make it too, if you want.
     
    Delicieuxz, Apr 23, 2015
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  13. WHS
    whs Win User

    Want to make a quick image with cmd

    Is this what you are looking for:



    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]
     
    whs, Apr 23, 2015
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  14. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User
    Which one did you mount?

    I have:


    Want to make a quick image with cmd [​IMG]
     
    Ztruker, Apr 23, 2015
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  15. WHS
    whs Win User
    I mounted all 3 that are in the red box.
     
    whs, Apr 23, 2015
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