Dicky-Art
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My Windows 7 pc has 500GB SSD for system/programmes and a 2TB HDD for other programmes and Photos, Videos and Music.
A second internal 2TB HDD for backup. I've been using Windows to Backup to this HDD.
My pc SSD and HDD together so far have only 640GB stored on them.
The Windows image file on the 2nd HDD Backup is 740GB and the PC Backup is 640GB with 52 folders (1 per week).
The first backup has 2870 Zipped Files in the first folder and then between 8 and 20 zipped folders for each subsequent backup.
Only Backups on the second HDD, but over the year of backing up weekly it is now got 1.3TB of Backup system image and backup files.
The questions are....
1. Can I delete everything off the second HDD and start again with complete backup then regular Incremental or Differential backups?
2. Is there a better way of backing up using the second HDD?
3. Can I produce an exact copy of the first HDD with the SSD backup also on this drive?
4. If the pc fails to start up how can I use the 2nd HDD to restore from?
5. Should I remove the second HDD and put it in my usb caddy to backup to?
Thanks for any advice or info you can help with. Cheers
A second internal 2TB HDD for backup. I've been using Windows to Backup to this HDD.
My pc SSD and HDD together so far have only 640GB stored on them.
The Windows image file on the 2nd HDD Backup is 740GB and the PC Backup is 640GB with 52 folders (1 per week).
The first backup has 2870 Zipped Files in the first folder and then between 8 and 20 zipped folders for each subsequent backup.
Only Backups on the second HDD, but over the year of backing up weekly it is now got 1.3TB of Backup system image and backup files.
The questions are....
1. Can I delete everything off the second HDD and start again with complete backup then regular Incremental or Differential backups?
2. Is there a better way of backing up using the second HDD?
3. Can I produce an exact copy of the first HDD with the SSD backup also on this drive?
4. If the pc fails to start up how can I use the 2nd HDD to restore from?
5. Should I remove the second HDD and put it in my usb caddy to backup to?
Thanks for any advice or info you can help with. Cheers