Make a iso of windows
Make a iso of windows
It would likely be simpler to purchase a second storage unit for installing Linux. Replace the existing drive if you need to revert. For continued use on Linux, extract the data you wish to preserve and transfer it onto the replacement drive after deciding and reformatting it. [EDIT] If your current OS disk is mounted at /dev/sda and your backup drive at /dev/sdb, run dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb with a 1M block size. This will duplicate the entire volume—including partitions, MBR, and partition table—to the backup drive, replacing everything there. [EDIT] Exercise caution when targeting SSDs; using a smaller blocksize (bs) than the SSD’s erase block size can shorten the drive’s lifespan.
Windows installation media - 240 GB HDD Linux (current setup) - 120 GB SSD bulk storage - 1 TB drive I need Windows installed on - 2 TB external drive, attempted using drag-and-drop but failed...
I also don’t want to spend money on bad windows; I can use Linux for free instead.
I still don't understand why you would need to do anything in the first place, since your current setup is basically exactly what you wanted, or even better than what you initially wanted. No farting about with backup tools, if you want to go back to windows you just swap out your drive and everything is hunky dory.
I need to set up a different Linux distribution now that I'm on the Windows partition... Sorry for the rude words, I'm exhausted.
It seems you're looking to duplicate your data or create a backup of your Windows setup.