Step-by-Step Guide on How to Backup in Windows 10, 11?
Make Sure Your Data is Protected
You can only be sure of the safety of your data if you have a reliable and effective means of recovering your lost files. DiskInternals Partition Recovery professional application is intended not only for recovering deleted, damaged, inaccessible files, but with its help, you can also create a disk image.
This function is free, to create an image you need to download and install the application on your computer, then select the drive and select the "Create Image" command from the menu or use the corresponding command on the sidebar. After that, click the "Browse" button and select one of the options:
- Selected region - then the image file will contain the selected region.
- All disc contents - then you can save all disc contents to a file.
- Boot sector - then your image will contain only the first sector (512 bytes).
After that, the process of free disk image creation will begin, the execution time of which depends on the amount of data on the disk.
If you just need to recover files or even a partition, you will also need to use the program already installed on your computer - DiskInternals Partition Recovery. Most of the well-known file systems such as FAT, ReFS, UFS, HFS, NTFS, ReiserFS, Reiser4, XFS, Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4, APFS (read mode), RomFS (read mode) can be recovered programmatically.
To use DiskInternals Partition Recovery to recover files, you just need to follow a few steps:
Launch the program and select the location of the file system, as well as the scan mode ("reader", "quick scan", or "full recovery").
After completing the scanning process of the selected disk, you will have access to a free preview mode, available even in the demo version of the program.
Purchase a license and simply export files in a format convenient for you to another storage location.
Keep in mind that the recovery process with DiskInternals Partition Recovery is convenient for both the professional and the user with basic skills thanks to an easy step-by-step guide.
About Backup Tool
If your computer breaks down, a data backup will come in handy. Therefore, this function must be installed on the computer in advance and used in time. Having a copy of your data, you can easily start a system restore, as this process will most likely damage your files.
Backing up your computer can be done in several ways:
- Using special software for backing up your entire system, which was mentioned above;
- Copying files to an external drive manually;
- Uploading your data to a cloud storage service such as OneDrive;
- Using the built-in backup tool;
- Create a disk image (this option is free in the DiskInternals Partition Recovery application).
1. Create a System Image
Create a system image using the built-in system imaging tool:
Click the Start button and open the Settings app, then go to the Update & Security tab.
Click "Backup" and select the "Create a system image" option and customize the disk image to your liking:
Select the drive to back up, additional hard drives to include in the backup, and additional drivers to include in the backup
Finally, click the "Start backup" button and wait for the completion of this slow process.
However, you can continue to work with the device, as the "Shadow Copy" option is automatically activated to back up files, even if applications are running.
After completing the system image creation, you can remove the external drive and store it until you need it.
2. Restore OS Using its Image
If you happen to need to use a disk image (bad sectors, hard disk failure, system failure, etc.), do the following:
Connect the drive with the disk image to your computer, and then plug in the Windows 10, 11 bootable USB drive.
Start the system, press any key to continue.
On the “Install Windows” page; Click "Next.
Next, click the" Repair your computer "button and select the" Troubleshoot "option, then you need to click on the Advanced Startup Troubleshooting Option. Select the system image recovery option and select Windows 10, 11 as the target OS. Then select the last available image system and click "Next".
- The "Format and repartition the disk" lets you restore a backup to the new disk.
- The "restore only system drivers" can be used, if the backup contains a copy of multiple disks and you want to restore only the operating system.
Do not under any circumstances interrupt the recovery process, as this may lead to a failure of the backup and boot of the device as a whole. If you are using a laptop, it is recommended to connect it to a power source in time.
After the recovery process is completed, open "Settings", go to "Update and Security" and select the "Update Center for Windows ". Click the Check for Updates button and install any missing updates to keep your system secure.
Backup external disk
To make a full backup of Windows 10, 11 on an external hard drive, do the following:
- Open the "Control Panel" and in the "System and Security" section, click "Back up files with file history".
- Next, click on "System Image Backup" in the lower-left corner and click on the "Create System Image" button.
- Select a hard drive to back up and click "Start Backup", follow the recommendations of the Backup Wizard to create a recoverable full backup of your Windows PC.