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When or under what situations that I should Create Recovery disc or Create System Repair or Create System Image

Anonymous
2019-11-28T07:40:26+00:00

There are 3 options in windows10 : 1)  Create Recovery disc 2) Create System Repair 3) Create System Image

Which one should I create when computer cannot reboot, when change a new hard disk?

What are the differences between the 3 and the function of each such as when computer cannot reboot, when change a new hard disk etc which is more suitable to use  ?

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-02T04:48:18+00:00

    Under no situation should you create a recovery drive or a system repair drive. These are old technologies that have fallen out of favor, because they require too much effort with no guarantee of success.

    On the other hand, you should be making a backup image of your hard drive every day, if not more frequently. I'll explain why in a minute, but for now I must tell you that Windows does not have a supported backup image utility, since Microsoft abandoned System Image Builder more than two years ago. Instead, you'll need to get a third-party system image program. The one I use is called Macrium Reflect, but there are lots of great system image programs.

    A system image, aka a backup image, is an exact copy of your entire hard drive, that is compressed into a single file. With a third-party backup image program like Macrium Reflect and its cousins, it takes only minutes to create a backup image, and only minutes to restore a backup image, and when you restore a backup image your computer goes back in time to exactly the way it was when the original image was made.

    Why would anyone want to try fixing their computer - if that even works - or re-install Windows, re-install their software, restore their personal files from backup copies, then set everything up all over again ... when in a matter of minutes you could be back at work on your computer like nothing ever happened?

    You can see why recovery drives or similarly-styled restore drives have become old technology. Consider this: In large corporate networks, when a computer goes down, do you think the IT Department sends someone out with a recovery drive and a pile of software installation discs? No, my friend, they don't have time to waste. Instead, they restore an image backup - and so can you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-06T03:59:57+00:00

    Thank you ... I'm glad that I could help.  😁

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-11-29T00:15:13+00:00

    Dear Raju

    Thank you for the answer

    Regards

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  4. VARADHARAJAN K 9,686 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2019-11-28T09:53:16+00:00

    choose create system repair to repair when system not able to boot

    create system image used to reinstall the windows with all software included

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-11-28T07:48:46+00:00

    Hi 123, I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 year Windows MVP, and Volunteer Guardian Moderator here to help you.

    Recovery drive contains the bootable repair tools in case Windows can't start: https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/402685...

    Repair disk is the same thing but on disk, made from the System Image utility.

    System Image is a backup image of your C drive, so that WIndows ever cannot start you can apply the image stored on external or another hard drive using the Recovery Drive, Repair Disk or even the bootable Media which also contains the Repair Tools as well as the installation files.

    Bootable media here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/m...

    More on these here:

    http://www.howtogeek.com/220986/how-to-use-all-...

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/w...

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2294-advanc...

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you will wait to choose if I solved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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