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How to copy my System Image to a recovery partition

Anonymous
2020-07-05T18:50:27+00:00

Hi,

My system (OS) disk is 256 Gb SSD partionned as follow: 260 Mb Healthy (EFI System Partion); 118 Gb NTFS Healthy (Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary Partition); 1000Mb Healthy (Revovery Partition)

Is it possible to copy/move my System Image to this Recovery Partition.

Note I CANNOT access the Recovery Partition properties when I right click the Recovery Partition.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-06T23:21:20+00:00

    I'm not sure if you have the right idea about backup images ...

    A backup image of your C: drive is an exact copy of your C: drive, so since your C: drive is bootable, the image of your C: drive is also bootable.

    You don't want to store that image on your computer; the whole idea of having a bootable backup image is that you can restore the image even if your computer is messed up beyond redemption in this world and the next - even if it's a smoldering pile of ashes. That's why image backup programs have you make what they call a recovery environment, which is really just a way to boot your computer (or its replacement) from the image.

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  2. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-07-07T06:39:48+00:00

    Hi YvesB

    Wow, you have plenty of drives . ..

    The system drive is a 128GB (191GB udable), with the C drive, EFI and Recovery partition, there is no room on that drive to store an image, not even if you partition that drive, it would be best to store the image on one of your other drives, which have plenty of space . . .

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-06T22:49:00+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for your reply.

    Note I hnow an image should not be stored on the same drive as the OS. I wish however to store this image in a recovery partition just in case I reset my PC. It is less time consuming then rebuilding/uograde the OS and reinstalling all my apps.

    As requested, I am sending you a snapshot of my drives configuration.

    Thanks,

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  5. DaveM121 872.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2020-07-05T18:57:30+00:00

    Hi YvesB

    If that Recovery Partition is only 1000MB, then that is just 1GB in size, generally that would only be 100MB

    That Recovery partition is tiny and just contains the files for the Windows 10 built in Recovery Environment, that is managed by Windows and should not be touched . ..

    Also, if you are creating a System Image for backup purposes, that should never be stored on the same physical disk, because if that disk fails, you loose everything . . .

    Open Disk Management (accessible by right clicking your Start Button)

    Make sure all drives and partitions are visible in the bottom pane

    Please post a screenshot of that Disk Management window . . .

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