When making free or pay backup images it's best to use third party software
(Acronis, Aoemi, EaseUS, Macrium, Paragon, etc.)
Macrium is no longer free but this is a tutorial:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/61026-backup-restore-macrium-reflect.html
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