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Discus and support Windows 10 backup without EFI system partition in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi everyone, I want to back up all my windows 10 applications before formatting my hard drive. After formatting, I will clean install windows again... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Phạm Bùi Quang Minh, Sep 28, 2019.

  1. PHạM BùI QUANG MINH
    Phạm Bùi Quang Minh Win User

    Windows 10 backup without EFI system partition


    Hi everyone,


    I want to back up all my windows 10 applications before formatting my hard drive. After formatting, I will clean install windows again and use my restore my backed up data. However, when I tried to create a system image, windows automatically ticks on the "EFI System partition" option without letting me untick it.

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    As far as I know, the EFI partition is used for booting. However, I don't want to overwrite the new EFI partition after the clean install. Is there a way to NOT back up the EFI partition and just back up the application data?


    Thank you.

    :)
     
    Phạm Bùi Quang Minh, Sep 28, 2019
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  2. GRAYE
    graye Win User

    EFI System Partition

    So, an EFI system partition is perfectly normal on a Windows 10 disk (I assumed you've done an internet search and discovered that this partition is for booting your system).

    Are you trying to backup the contents of this partition?.... if so, what software are you using?
     
    graye, Sep 28, 2019
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  3. TROG100
    trog100 Win User
    Move EFI partition

    its to enable win 10 to update to its anniversary edition.. it cant do this due to lack of C drive space i have had a quick try with the trial version of easus.. it didnt seem to be able to do what i want..

    i am assuming i cant just delete the efi partition but maybe i could.. as yet i havnt even figured out how to get into the bios of the thing.. maybe that should be my next step.. *Smile Windows 10 backup without EFI system partition :)

    diskpart could probably do it but figuring out how (it aint that user friendly) might be difficult without step by step instructions..

    trog
     
    trog100, Sep 28, 2019
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  4. RICHARD_SP
    Richard_Sp Win User

    Windows 10 backup without EFI system partition

    Windows 10 EFI partitions aren't right!

    I have restored a Windows 10 system hard disk from an Acronis True Image backup. The result, displayed in the disk management tool, is a disk with two EFI system partitions. One is 4.19 GB, the other is 1026 GB. On a 2 TB hard drive, this leaves only 830
    GB for system and other files.

    Windows starts, but the setup of this HD is clearly wrong - there should be one 500 MB EFI partition, as there was on the original system HD.

    Any suggestions for figuring out whether I can remove one of the two EFI partitions, and reduce the size of the other, would be welcome.

    Thanks.
     
    Richard_Sp, Sep 28, 2019
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