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Noanhuil
Oct 11, 2024Copper Contributor
Any simple way to backup Windows 11 to external hard drive?
Hi, I am using Windows 11 on my five years old HP laptop and there are a lot of important data on it. I was told to backup the data in case of any bad things happening. I want to backup Windows 1...
Nobel_Baynes
Dec 28, 2025Iron Contributor
As far as I know, there is no built-in feature for making a full backup of Windows 11 to an external hard drive or SSD. You need a dedicated disk cloning or backup software for doing this.
Here is a very helpful tutorial for doing this:
https://www.devshowto.com/backup-windows-11-to-external-drive