Windows Backup question

[ariadne2]

I apologise in advance if this is a really noob question, lol. But I've never actually used windows' built in backup tool before.

I bought an external drive to back up my new PC and installed it today. I set up Windows to back up once a week and backed it up for the first time. However, I have 2 drives in my machine, and think it only backed up the C drive. If I go into the external drive it only shows an image file, and a folder called "windows image backup" which has some XML files in... all my data is on my D drive. So I assume that all Windows backup does is make a system image of the boot drive?

I can't see any way to back up my data drive using it, am I missing something?

Thanks..

 

[mrducking]

the windows built in backup does in order of priority a backup of the system, then a backup of programs and depends on how much memory you let it have. if what you want is to make a backup of pure data and no OS, say photos, videos, words,.... to my knowledge you have to use specific programs or old school copy paste the thing with backups is that depending on what you want to backup, the method or program you use, hope it helps

 

[mantadog]

Start windows backup and select your external HDD, then select 'let me choose' then navigate to your 'd' drive and let it do that.