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Backup Win 10 before Win 11 Flyby11 update
I was first thinking I was going to change to Linux Zorin on my Win 10 HP laptop, moving my HDD to the DVD slot and putting a small SSD as the primary boot drive for Zorin (now have doubts over how well a HDD works in the old DVD slot) but I use uTorrent and Plex and there are questions around if they will work.
Fly By 11 says I have high probability that it will work on my PC when I run the check, so I am thinking this may be a better option, but before trying I think I should make a backup of Win 10 in case things go wrong.
I have a single 1TB HDD, consisting of
c: NTFS Primary drive, boot drive with Windows 10 Pro 199.71GB, 68.50GB free
e: NTFS logical drive contains only media files 730.93GB, 87.03GB free
Disk 0 partition 2 recovery partition 889MB, 889GB free
I also have an External HDD 1TB 344GB used and 587 GB free, I would like to use this as the backup drive.
Can I just make a backup, system image of c: onto the external HDD, without erasing the existing content of the EXT HDD (I read that some backups erase the content on the whole source drive), I don't have the space to backup the whole drive and although annoying it wouldn't be the end of the word if I lost the media on E:
What is the recommended (Free) software to do this prior to trying a fly by 11 update, I've looked at A0mei backupper but is this the best solution?
Most Windows built-in backup tools or third-party imaging software will create a new image file (e.g., a VHD or a single large image) on the external HDD without deleting other files, as long as you select the correct destination folder or partition.
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Most Windows built-in backup tools or third-party imaging software will create a new image file (e.g., a VHD or a single large image) on the external HDD without deleting other files, as long as you select the correct destination folder or partition.
Creates an exact copy of your current Windows setup, including your OS, programs, settings, and files. This is crucial if you want to restore your PC to the current state if something goes wrong during the upgrade.
Some backup software may overwrite previous backups if you choose the same destination folder or partition. To avoid this, create a dedicated folder for your backup or use a unique name.
