Windows 10: Windows backup and restore win7

Hi, I have to restore all files from a backup to a new drive but I then realized that it also restore renamed/deleted files and folders. I can see that it make sense for someone that accidentally deleted something and want it restored but that makes the tool barely useless for restoring to new drive after a crash or whatnot. I don't see any way to restore only files and folders that still existed and haven't been deleted.


I understand the whole incremental daily backup thing and that makes sense that deleted files "still exists" but why force the user to restore them ?




For the sake of the discussion I am not referring to the new File History feature which does something totally different to answer different needs.


thanks

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Managing outdated Win7 backup and restore files

Our small non-profit is running about 12 computers on Windows 10 and using Win7 Backup & Restore to backup to a networked drive (NAS).

Here is an example of how typical backed up folders are titled:

Backup Set 2017-02-13

Backup Files 2017-02-13

Backup Files 2017-02-20

Backup Files 2017-02-27



The first Backup Files folder is typically large, and the subsequent Backup Files folders are much smaller. This leads me to believe that the subsequent folders are only incremental backups, and the entire set is necessary to do a full restore.



What is an effective strategy of deleting outdated backup files to be efficient with disk space?

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  I can delete the entire Backup Set and get a fresh backup at the next scheduled backup time, but that leaves me unprotected in the interim.
  

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  Deleting the older Backup Files folders (e.g. 2017-02-13) will leave me with an incomplete backup (I think).
  

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  Never deleting any of the backups will result in a bloated backup (I think).
  

Thanks for your help!

 

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.

 

installing windows 10 backup and restore later

1. Backup Vista
2. Upgrade Vista->Windows 7 -> Windows 10. Get activated.
3. Backup Windows 10.
4. Clean Install Windows 10. Make sure still activated
5. Backup a fresh copy of Windows 10
6. Restore

To perform step 4 i will need to have downloaded an iso and create a dvd or usb to boot from.....so will not this ISO be ok and the one you mention ?