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Using Windows 10, how to "sync" documents, pictures, videos... folders with USB drive backup?
I have a backup of the documents, pictures and videos folders on a large external USB drive which took many hours to create. - Hey, even cloud services can lose files, as I found out to my cost 😏
I ...
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Why I cannot restore system image onto new hard drive?
I have create system recovery image via Steps> Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Back up and Restore (Windows 7). I actually selected all partitions on the HDD. I then replaced my 1TB HDD with ...
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Symlink vs Hardlink and Backing up Win10
I have the following use case and am struggling to decide whether to use hard links or symlinks. I store e-books in a "Books" folder on my Win 10 Laptop.
However I have a directory structure ...
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Trying to backup a corrupted dynamic hdd
I think one of my drives is starting to fail.
Sometimes it becomes unavailable all of sudden, and when I try to access files on that specific drive, File Explorer tells me it's an invalid path.
Ran ...
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Block write-access to a windows drive?
I have a backup drive in my box that I only use to house differential backups of my other drives. I currently don't have the money to buy an external solution, and would like to ensure my backup drive ...
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Does Windows 10 File History protect against damaged drives?
I'm setting up a backup solution on a sibling's home computer. I have an external hard drive for backup roughly 300GB in size. I am backing up no more than 75GB of pictures and miscellaneous ...
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How does one migrate from HDD to SSD+HDD without having to reinstall all the programs?
Okay, so I currently have a 4 TB HDD split into 2 partitions, one of which is my C:\ drive. I run Windows 10, and have lots of programs installed. I also have a 250 GB SSD as a secondary drive, but I ...
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Windows 10 home server RAID errors
First of all apologies in advance, I am still learning about the different ways to setup a home server. Any help is greatly appreciated!
I recently converted an old PC I had into a home media server....
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Easiest/best way to backup/restore RAID 5 array?
I've tried the built in Windows 10 backup and restore with no success. I've also tried EaseUS Todo Backup and Aomei Backupper with no success.
I'm guessing this is because the backup is written fine, ...
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VHDX File Empty When Mounted Windows 10
I've found a old vhdx backup on a harddrive and I want to get some files off of it.
Whenever I mount the disk is Windows 10, it mounts an empty volume even though the vhdx file is 350gb.
Here is an ...
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Can't access backup hard drive in Windows
I'm trying to backup files in an "internal" 3.5 inch 3 terabyte hard drive using Windows 10.
My computers have external SATA slots, where I can insert these storage devices without having to open my ...
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USB disk drive fails after sleep, but only some folders
I have a Seagate Backup Plus Drive connected via USB to my Windows 10 computer. I use it to save my backup files from Macrium home. After my computer has been in sleep mode and then restarted, I find ...
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Why does system image backup of C drive fail in Windows 10 Pro?
I regularly take backup of my computer by creating system image of the C drive. I do so by going to Control Panel\System and Security\Backup and Restore and clicking the "Create a system image&...
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Do you need to have sufficient space on a hard drive to mount a disk image (backup)?
So I just backed up two drives onto a single backup drive. I used AOMEI's Backupper. I backed up a 1tb drive (basically fully filled) no problem, and could mount the image and explore it's files. I ...
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Is It Possible To Update A System Image Backup? If So How?
I'm planning to replace my hard drive soon and want to use a System Image to restore everything.
I have a System Image that I created about a month ago. If it's possible I would like to update the ...
