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Backup issues with Windows images The ongoing problems with saving Windows image backups

Backup issues with Windows images The ongoing problems with saving Windows image backups

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06-03-2021, 12:52 AM
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Everything began when I attempted to boot from a hard drive with Windows 11 installed. It prompted me for a PIN that I hadn't stored. Regardless, I thought it wasn't crucial and opted to erase the installation. Still, there were other files on the drive that I wanted to retain, and they occupied many gigabytes. I didn't want to format the drive and then rebuild everything, but I wasn't sure how to remove the Windows installation folder. I tried twice using IObit Unlocker, but each time deleting files it would halt. Eventually, I decided to give up and format the drive again tomorrow. I powered down my PC and fell asleep too. Midnight came, and suddenly the power cut off. The next morning, I powered on my machine only to find it booting from the damaged Windows 11 installation instead of my main Windows 10 drive. It failed, but it was a known pattern for such situations. Fortunately, I had an image backup of my Windows 10 from the previous day. Although I hadn't used it before, I wasn't expecting Microsoft to make such a move. That's exactly what happened. The image restoration didn't complete, likely due to a corrupted boot sector—hence the importance of having backups in place. I pondered my next steps. Since the image comes in three partitions, I considered manually swapping them, but that only complicated things further. Then I deleted all the SSD partitions and tried again. Surprisingly, the image restoration succeeded. This time it restored all partitions, even those I hadn't backed up—though they were empty. I managed to complete the process. In the end, I realized I was less dependent on the Windows image backup than I thought. It's reassuring that these backups can be used to load any files without issues. I'm curious though—can this be done with other types of backups?
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06-03-2021, 12:52 AM #1

Everything began when I attempted to boot from a hard drive with Windows 11 installed. It prompted me for a PIN that I hadn't stored. Regardless, I thought it wasn't crucial and opted to erase the installation. Still, there were other files on the drive that I wanted to retain, and they occupied many gigabytes. I didn't want to format the drive and then rebuild everything, but I wasn't sure how to remove the Windows installation folder. I tried twice using IObit Unlocker, but each time deleting files it would halt. Eventually, I decided to give up and format the drive again tomorrow. I powered down my PC and fell asleep too. Midnight came, and suddenly the power cut off. The next morning, I powered on my machine only to find it booting from the damaged Windows 11 installation instead of my main Windows 10 drive. It failed, but it was a known pattern for such situations. Fortunately, I had an image backup of my Windows 10 from the previous day. Although I hadn't used it before, I wasn't expecting Microsoft to make such a move. That's exactly what happened. The image restoration didn't complete, likely due to a corrupted boot sector—hence the importance of having backups in place. I pondered my next steps. Since the image comes in three partitions, I considered manually swapping them, but that only complicated things further. Then I deleted all the SSD partitions and tried again. Surprisingly, the image restoration succeeded. This time it restored all partitions, even those I hadn't backed up—though they were empty. I managed to complete the process. In the end, I realized I was less dependent on the Windows image backup than I thought. It's reassuring that these backups can be used to load any files without issues. I'm curious though—can this be done with other types of backups?

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