Need a quick and easy way to back up and restore Windows without using backup tools or cloud computing for your personal data?
There are several third-party Windows backup and recovery tools available, but they can be complex and time consuming to use. So why not learn how to create an ISO image of your Windows PC?
Why choose a Windows 10 image backup?
We all know that backing up our data is important, especially when upgrading to a newer version of Windows. But instead of fiddling with partitions for specific data or syncing to the cloud, why not just back up your entire Windows installation?
You can add personal folders to the image backup, but skip apps and games. Alternatively, you can create an image of the entire system disk. Naturally, you will need a suitable amount of storage for such a backup.
Thanks to the ISO image format, you can create backups of your entire PC. Basically, this creates an exact copy of your entire drive or selected directories. You can restore a backup image in case of a disaster.
ISO files can also be used to back up existing CDs and DVDs
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One of the popular ways to use disk images is to create a clone of a hard disk (hard disk or solid state drive), which may end up in last place.
The DataNumen Disk Image (a.k.a. "DDKI") is one such solution, works on all versions of Windows and is available as free software.
After downloading and installing the utility, use clone a tab for selecting the disk from which you want to make an image; to clone multiple disks use Batch clone Tab.
Select a destination and assign a file name in Output image file as field where you must select the target drive. This is the device you use to save the backup. This could be an existing external drive or a hard drive that you recently purchased.
Click on Start cloning This copies your drive to the target device, ready to use. Our take on HDD cloning
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Creating an ISO disc image in Windows 7
While backing up to the cloud is easy, there is no reason not to prepare an ISO disk image for disaster recovery scenarios. You can make an image of the system in its current state. Alternatively, you can create an image of the newly installed operating system. This may include some of the apps and games that you have installed.
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To create a system image in Windows 7, open Start> Getting Started> Backing Up Files.In the left pane, click Create system image and select your destination.
This could be an external hard drive or another large volume. You can also burn to DVDs (you need more than one) or Blu-ray.
Do you have a home server or some kind of large network storage, perhaps in the form of a purchased NAS? If so, you can use Online option. If you want to use a USB flash drive, connect it to your computer in advance and select it as your destination.
Also make sure the system drive is selected (by default, drive C :).
A confirmation screen will indicate how much space will be taken up by the backup. Check this to make sure the drawing matches the remaining space on the target device. Proceed with the backup and wait for it to complete. The duration will depend on the size of the backup and the speed of the disk.
Recovering a Windows 7 disk image
When finished, Windows will prompt you to create a system recovery disc. It's a good idea, so find a blank disk and follow the instructions. You can then use that to boot your PC and choose to restore the ISO disk image of your Windows installation after a disaster scenario.
Creating an ISO disc image in Windows 8.1
The same disk imaging tool is available in later versions of Windows. Ideally, you need to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 before proceeding.
To find the system imaging tool, click Get started and enter " file history". Automatic search will show Recover your files from File history record first, so click this button to open File history instrument then System image backup in the lower left corner.
You can then proceed as described in the Windows 7 section above. After creating the ISO backup, follow the steps for Windows 8.1 below to restore the image to Windows 10. In the event of a disaster recovery, you will need to boot Windows 10, which is equivalent to Safe Mode.
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Restore the image.
Recovering a Windows 8.1 disk image
If upgrading to Windows 10 isn't working for you (you might end up with a reboot loop), having an ISO image that you can resort to is a huge advantage. You can recover Windows 8.1 disk image on Windows Advanced settings the screen you find by clicking F8 several times when your computer boots up (or holds SHIFT when you press Start again).
V Additional launch options, Select Repairing Your Computer> System Image Recovery and follow the prompts to ensure Windows can find the ISO file.
Note that even if you have Windows 8.1 installation media, you can still restore the disk image. On the Install now screen, use Fix your computer link and then Repair,
From here you will be redirected to the Advanced Startup menu, so select Troubleshoot> Advanced Options> System Image Restore by following the instructions to restore a Windows System Image ISO.
Back up your Windows PC with ISO image
As you can see, backing up an ISO image of your entire Windows system is ideal for backing up before a major system update. Plus, the speed at which ISOs can be created and subsequently restored should make it a much more compelling option than just backing up your data and hoping for the best.
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As a result of our own erroneous actions on a computer or a virus attack, it is not possible to load Windows 7 in any way ?! Or the operating system is loaded, but working in it is simply unbearable ?! If you are familiar with these situations and you would like to correct the situation within a minimum time, you need to prepare for such problems in advance and sometimes (once a month / every two months) make an image of the system and, if necessary, restore the operating system to work by rolling back to the created image. Windows 7 has a built-in system archiver, which is intuitively very simple and straightforward; you do not need to install additional programs to create an image of your system, and even more so to spend money on these programs.
How do I make a Windows 7 system image? There are several ways to start System Backup, here is one of them. Come along the way
In the window that opens, on the left you will see "Create a system image"- this tool will allow you to create a system archive once, if you look at the right side of the window, you will see a button, i.e. it is possible to configure archiving automatically. 
You choose which method is right for you, in this article I will describe both of these methods.
System imaging
Push "Create a system image", in the window that opens, select the place where the system backup will be stored, the ideal option is an external hard drive, you can use CD / DVD, but keep in mind that you will need a lot of them. It is better not to use a local disk either, because recovery from a local disk is not always possible during a virus attack.
After choosing the location to save the backup, you must choose what to archive. If you have enough space, save all local drives. For this example, I will only save the C drive.
In the next window, confirm our choice and click "Archive".
Next comes the process of archiving / creating an image of the system, it can take quite a long time, it all depends on the volume of the archived space and the power of the computer.
At the end of the archiving, the system will offer to write the data to the disk, since I am archiving to an external hard drive, I do not need it, we press "no", besides, I don’t really want to write 32 GB :)
This completes the process of creating a system image, the backup is on a removable disk, the name of the folder is WindowsImageBackup.
Configuring automatic system imaging
I remind you that initially we went along the way "Start-Control Panel-Backup and Restore", press "Configure backup", in the window that opens, select the place where the system backup will be stored, please note that the specified backup location must be available when it is started on schedule. An ideal option is an external hard drive, CD / DVDs are not entirely suitable, since it would not be very advisable to spend several disks on each backup. It is better not to use a local disk either, because recovery from a local disk is not always possible during a virus attack.
In the next window, select what we will archive or present the choice to the system, i.e. we leave it by default, in this example I will leave it as default. Push "Further".
In the next window, we select the schedule for executing the system image, I recommend once a month, although this is individual, it all depends on how often you make changes to the system.
After clicking "Save parameters and start archiving", the archiving process will begin. System archiving can take a long time, up to several hours, it all depends on the amount of data and the speed of the computer.
I hope you never need a backup of the system, but situations can be different and for safety reasons I strongly recommend making an archive image of the system.
Hello to all! Today I decided to touch on the topic of restoring the installed operating system. It will, of course, be about Windows.
I think many users have encountered a problem when Windows suddenly stops starting.
The reasons for such a nuisance can be very different - penetration into the system, damaged blocks of the hard disk, hardware problems, jambs of one of the users ...
In many cases, an image of an existing operating system can help out. I'll tell you how to create an image of the system.
Windows standard tools
When using the method provided by the operating system itself, you do not need any additional program. The only thing that is needed is administrator rights, an external hard drive is also desirable.
Let's consider all the details on the example of the "seven", still the most popular system from the Windows family.
So. First, you need to prepare your computer for the upcoming operation. In order to reduce the size of the image that you will use for recovery, remove all unnecessary programs and files from the system partition (usually drive C).
But be careful, delete only what you know for sure that it is superfluous, do not touch the files of the Windows itself!
And, by the way, be sure to think about which programs should be installed so that they are already in the image and later (after recovery procedures) reduce the number of additional actions. Then it is better to restart the computer.
On the left in the window, click "Create a system image". You will have to wait for a while - the system will evaluate the system partition and scan local disks. The next window will ask you to select a device to save the archive.
Choosing the right media
Other options are possible, but I do not advise saving to a system disk, moreover, in some cases, Windows may not provide such an opportunity at all.
The volume of a DVD is too small for such needs, and splitting a full image into ten chunks, each of which is recorded on a separate DVD, is clearly not the best solution.
In general, choose what is more suitable for your case, connect all the necessary devices and click "Next".
In the next window, check if everything is really assigned correctly - the disks for archiving and the location of the backup (the window is called “Confirmation of backup parameters”) - and click the “Archive” button.
Until the end of the process, you must leave the computer alone - do not turn off, do not run any programs, do not interrupt the archiving process.
In addition to the saved image, you can make a bootable disc by selecting "Create system recovery disc". It may be needed if you do not have an installation disk that contains the Windows distribution and all the necessary utilities. Go to the same place - to the "Control Panel", then to "Archive and Restore".
How it works
Now let's look at how to apply the zipped image file. In case of serious failures of the operating system, a boot disk is used - the one from which the Windows was installed, or created, as I described above.
You just need to insert it into the DVD drive and start the computer from it. A menu will appear on the screen - select "Restore from a previously created image".
Then you will need to specify the location of the image file - the external hard drive with the file must already be connected. Specify the file and the restore operation will begin. The result will be a working, serviceable Windows in the form in which it was at the time of creating the image.
Best regards! Abdullin Ruslan
System imagingWindows 7. You have no idea how many times this image helped me out in case of serious system crashes and various troubles, and how much time it saved me. I hope that you will be able to successfully apply this information in practice.
Note: Friends, this article was written two years ago, read our more complete article on this topic - using a standard backup tool on DVD-disks, or on a portable USB hard drive and how to recover from these images, you will also learn how to connect a SATA, IDE drive or an old hard drive to your laptop, netbook and store your backups on it.We also have an article - or another hard drive using the tools built into the operating system.
System imaging
Sometimes, due to our own erroneous actions on the computer or a virus attack, it is not possible to boot Windows 7 in any way. Or the operating system can be loaded, but it can be simply unbearable to work in it, due to serious problems and malfunctions, and if you imagine that the computer is not one, but ten. There are also many friends who unfortunately also have computers and in the evenings you have to solve their problems too, such a life would truly seem like a nightmare if such a means as System imaging.
This image can come in handy if none of the tools helped you, and therefore all of our previous articles too. In the beginning I will describe how create a system image Windows 7 using the Computer Backup tool, then we will restore our Windows 7 from the image. Below you will find examples of recovering from an image of individual files of your data.
- It is important to know that when restoring Windows 7 from a system image, all information from the hard disk partition to which you are deploying the image will be deleted and replaced by the contents of the image. By the way, this operation can be performed using the program.
Create a system image
Start-> Control Panel-> Archiving computer data-> Creating an image of the system.
In the dialog box that appears before us - Where should you save the archive? The operating system will give us a hint, for example, in my case, Windows 7 chose Local Disk (E :), 339.19 GB in volume, located on the second hard disk (I have two hard drives), one contains the system itself, and the second contains System Images Windows 7 made with our Computer Backup tool. If you have one hard drive, then the system image needs to be created on a free partition.
Just in case, I am attaching a screenshot of the Disk Management window of my computer.
Important note: Ideal for storing system images - a portable USB hard drive or a specially purchased SATA hard drive. If you choose DVD discs, then you will need a lot of them, this option is the most inconvenient in my opinion, you can still store images on the network, but this method deserves a separate article. You also need to know that, unlike our data archives, the system image can only be saved on a disk with the NTFS file system.
Which partitions of your hard disk should be included in the backup? By default, the Local disk with the Windows 7 operating system will always be selected, in our case (C :). You can additionally choose any disk with your personal data or all disks to be included in the system image, which means that the system image you create will contain all the information stored on your computer, if only there is enough space on the media where you create the image. Click further.
We confirm the archiving parameters, we see a warning that to create a system image in my case, 9.42 GB will be needed, your requested space may be more. We press archive, the process of creating a system image will begin, which can immediately end with an error if we do not have enough space to store the image.
At the end of the process, it is proposed to create
Greetings to all blog readers! :) In one of the articles where I talked about ways to protect your computer from various threats, I also touched on simple security measures that are recommended for every PC user in order to always have a stable working system and not lose important data. The safety of data and the ability to quickly restore Windows (or another system on which you work) is very important for each of us.
For example, you make money on books, you already have the necessary programs, everything is configured for your convenience, and suddenly your system crashes and refuses to boot no matter how hard you try. Those. simple ways to bring the system back to life don't work. The system could “die” for a number of reasons: virus infection, installation of “crooked” drivers and programs, failure of some component of the computer, and much more.
In this case, the solution for the majority is to reinstall the operating system, then install all new programs on a new one, configure everything for the convenience of your work and a number of other actions to do everything as it was convenient for you earlier. And all this can take, if not the whole day, then half a day for sure :) And it's good if you have some experience and can copy important data in order to return it later. Imagine if you cannot do this, or if they are damaged and some have been removed, for example, if the hard disk is damaged? This can be a very big problem.
Knowing all of the above and what I had to deal with many times, I decided to write a couple or more articles on how you can conveniently make a copy of all the files you need from your computer, as well as create an entire copy of your system with all the programs installed and the necessary settings. ...
For this purpose, it is possible to use both built-in Windows and third-party tools. The tools for backing up data in Windows itself are extremely inconvenient, slow and do not have a lot of convenient, useful features. Therefore, I recommend using third-party tools for this purpose, for example, Acronis True Image. The program is paid and the cost of a simple home version for one computer at the moment is 1700 rubles.
But, as in the case of antiviruses (for example, Kaspersky) and other paid programs, as a rule, it is always possible to download an already activated full copy from the Internet and use it for free :) The program is very, very useful and sometimes simply necessary.
I will now walk you through how to create a complete system backup by going through each setup step and explaining each function.
Let's start by installing the program.
Installing data backup / recovery software - Acronis True Image
The installation process, as well as the interface of the program itself, of course, may differ with the release of new versions, but the essence of the program and its functions remain unchanged. Therefore, having learned how to backup and restore with the help of this guide, you will be able to do it in any new version of Acronis.
You can purchase the program from the official website at the price indicated there, or download the activated full latest version here:
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The downloaded archive "Acronis True Image Home 2014 PREMIUM.zip" must be unpacked before starting the installation from the file inside. To do this, right-click on the archive and select the "Extract all ..." item:
A window will open in which by clicking the "Browse" button you can select the path for unpacking the archive. By default, it will be unpacked to the same folder where it is currently located. I recommend checking the box "Show extracted files" and then after unpacking the folder with the unpacked contents will open immediately. To start unpacking, click the "Extract" button:
After unpacking, run the installation file. For this version, it has the name: "ATIH.2014.PREMIUM.v17.0.0.5560.exe":
The first installer window will appear, in which you just need to agree to continue the installation by clicking the "Yes" button:
After unpacking, the first Acronis True Image installer window will appear, in which we simply click the Next button, since there is nothing to do here:
We accept the license agreement in the next window by selecting the item "I agree with the terms of the agreement" and press the button "Next":
In the next window, we are offered to choose the type of installation. I recommend always choosing "Custom" when installing any programs in order to remove completely unnecessary components if anything:
A new window will open where we see the components that will be installed. In this case, nothing superfluous will be installed, and therefore we leave everything as it is and click "Next":
In the next window, select "Install for all users" and click "Next". I also recommend choosing this option when installing any software, and if only you or your loved ones are working at this computer:
It remains only to click the "Proceed" button and the process of installing the program on the computer with the parameters we have chosen will start:
After the end of the installation process, which does not require your intervention (it takes about 2 - 3 minutes), the last window will appear, in which we press the "Close" button:
This completes the installation of Acronis True Image. Now let's look at how to make a full backup of the system: the operating system and all programs installed on it, so that if the system "crashes", you can very easily return it to the same state, with the same programs and settings.
Creation of a complete copy of the system with all data for its further rapid restoration to its original state
First of all, you need to take care of where your backups will be stored, which you now, I think, will regularly create for your convenience and safety.
If you have 2 separate hard drives in your computer, you can store your backups on one of these drives. The main thing is that the space allows, because an uncompressed backup of the entire system will take exactly the same volume as the system itself, along with the files, actually takes from you. For example, if the volume of everything that is stored on your computer is 200 GB, then an uncompressed backup will take about the same volume. Acronis allows you to compress a backup, which I always use, and at maximum compression very often the volume is reduced by as much as 2 times. Therefore, based on the explanations above, you can already estimate how much space you need to store a full copy of your computer.
I create backups to an external hard drive that I connect to my laptop via USB. This is very convenient if the space on this hard disk allows. And after the copies are created on my external HDD (hard drive), I sometimes transfer them to cloud services (Internet storage), for example, to Mail.ru, where 100 GB of free space is given for free.
I have written a number of separate articles about remote storages and I recommend, first of all, to familiarize yourself with the very first one:
It's up to you to decide :) The main thing is not to store backup copies of your data on the same hard disk from which you make these copies. This does not make sense, because in case of damage to this HDD, you will lose all data along with the copy, since they were stored on one disk. I hope everything is clear here :)
So, let's start creating a backup of your system, including everything that is in it:
And now let's move on to the last important settings, which will be located on several tabs. To do this, click on the link "Disk backup options", which is located on the left:
A window will open where we go to the very first tab - "Scheme". On this tab, the backup scheme is configured - i.e. how the current and subsequent backups will be created.
I recommend choosing the "Custom Scheme" scheme and setting everything up manually. In the "Backup method" item, it is best to select "Incremental". In this case, a full copy of the selected partitions or entire hard disks will be created first, and subsequent times, small copies will be created, storing only the changes since the last full copy.
For example, my backup plan is as follows: I back up every day and once a month I create a full version, and for the next 30 days, only changes are saved. Therefore, in my example, I set the value - "after every 30 incremental copies."
And since with the appearance of a large number of copies (especially with the regular creation of full copies) all this will take up more and more space on your medium, I also enable the function of automatically clearing the chains of old versions. I also recommend that you use this to save space.
To do this, turn on the item "Delete version chains, since the creation of which has passed ... ..." and specify the number of days.
Since I make a backup once a day and a full copy is created after every 30 incremental ones (i.e., it is obtained after every 30 days), I set the automatic deletion of old versions that are older than 30 days. Thus, it turns out that another new full copy is being created for me, and the old chain (from full to the last incremental one for the given month) is deleted. Due to this, I do not waste a lot of space on my media and there are no 2 or more complete copies stored there, which will take up a lot of space :)
In order not to configure these parameters again later, I recommend checking the "Save as default parameters" item.
Go to the "Advanced" tab. On this tab, let's go through all the sections and set the necessary settings. In the first section, "Image creation mode", we check that the "Archive in sector-by-sector mode" option is disabled. Such a function will create a copy for us, taking into account all errors on the disk, i.e. will create a complete copy along with the disk structure in addition to the data itself.
In the section "Protecting a backup copy" we are asked to protect the created archive with a password and encrypt it. I recommend creating a password first of all in order to protect the archive from viruses. And secondly, in order to protect the copy from prying eyes, if you think that the data can be spied on or destroyed.
If you set a password only for the purpose of protecting against viruses, then I recommend setting the simplest one, for example: "123":
We will not choose the encryption method, since it is advisable to do this when working in an environment that is dangerous in every sense, and at the same time, the time for creating a backup copy will increase due to encryption.
Nothing should be enabled in the Pre / Post commands section, check:
In the "Split backup" section, check that the value is "Automatic". In this case, Acronis will split the archive itself, depending on the selected scheme, or even create a copy from one file:
In the "Check" section, you can enable checking the backup copy for its performance. Since my copies are constantly new and a new full copy is created every month, I turn off the check so as not to occupy resources once more and not be distracted by this. You can enable post-creation or on-schedule validation:
In the next section, "Duplicating backups", you can define additional storage space for your backup, and it will be duplicated to this location. This will give even more security to your data, since the copy will be stored in as many as two places. But not everyone has the opportunity to allocate additional memory for this on some medium. I do not enable this option and just periodically manually copy backups additionally to other locations:
In the section "Setting up removable media" I recommend unchecking the only checkbox. This is necessary so that during the scheduled automatic backup, you do not need to manually confirm that the removable media (for example, a USB flash drive) is connected to the computer:
We turn to the section "Comments to the backup", where you can, if you wish, make any notes regarding the created backup. You can leave the field empty:
The Screenshot Settings section allows the program to take a screenshot when the backup starts. The function is almost never used, so it is easier to leave it off:
Let's move on to the "Error handling" section. Here I recommend unchecking the box: "If there is not enough space in the Security Zone, delete the oldest backup":
What is "Acronis Secure Zone" and what it may be needed for, I will tell you later.
The penultimate section "Turning off your computer" is sometimes useful. Here we can activate the shutdown function of the computer after the backup has been created. It is good to use this function when the backup is, for example, scheduled for the night or the time when no one will be using the computer, so that then the computer will turn off itself and not be idle.
The last section "Windows account", in principle, is never needed if you work under the user - Administrator. Therefore, we leave the function of starting a backup from another user disabled here:
That's where we figured it out with the "Advanced" tab :) Go ahead ...
Launch Acronis True Image from a shortcut on the desktop or from the Start menu.
After the program starts, go to the "Backup and Restore" tab. To create a backup copy of the entire system along with all programs and settings, click on the "Backing up disks and partitions" button on the open tab:
A new window will open for specifying backup options. From this point on, all the next steps are very important. First of all, on the left, select partitions on hard drives, a copy of which will be created.
We pass to the "Performance" tab, which is also not unimportant. Here I recommend setting the compression level to the maximum. In my experience, the duration of creating a backup copy in this case does not increase significantly, but the created archive sometimes decreases by almost 2 times.
The priority affects how much computer resources Acronis will consume when creating a backup. The higher the priority, the correspondingly more of them will be consumed, but the faster the backup will be created. If the computer is very productive, then you can safely set the maximum priority, and I recommend "Normal":
The last 2 tabs: "Notifications" and "Exceptions", as a rule, are not needed and I recommend leaving everything there as configured by default:
The "Exclusions" tab can be useful if you want to specify some files and folders that you don't need to back up and Acronis will skip them.
To save the settings at the very bottom of this window, press the "OK" button:
To start the backup in the main settings window, click the "Archive" button:
If you click not the "Archive" button itself, but the arrow on the side, then a list of options will appear: postpone the start of the backup for a period of 1 to 6 hours or until manual start at any time.
As a result, the process of the backup configured by us will start. Its duration will depend on the volume that we are archiving, on the performance of the computer, the selected priority, the compression rate of the archive, and other parameters:
We just have to wait until the end of the backup.
After the end of copying, it can be checked if you specified this during setup. And then go to your media or where you copied to and check that the backup is in place :)
This is how an archive created by Acronis True Image looks like:
In my example, the archived space was about 12 GB in size, and the archive turned out to be 4.9 GB in size. Those. the maximum compression allowed us to reduce the archive by more than half, which is just great!
Now let's look at how to back up individual files and folders, and not the entire system as a whole, to restore if necessary in case of loss.
Backing up individual files / folders
As I mentioned earlier, in Acronis you can create not only whole backups of partitions for further recovery of the computer's performance if necessary, but also individual files / folders. Thus, you can save space on the media where you will store backups and only back up the data that is really important and cannot be lost.
For example, those who work in boxes using multi-accounts probably have a large table with logins and passwords for the boxes themselves, wallets, mails. I know from myself that losing this data is a very sad situation :)
So, let's look at the process of backing up files and folders in steps:
After launching Acronis True Image, go to the "Backup and Restore" tab as before and click the "Back up files" button there, and select "To local storage" from the list that appears:
We just have to wait until the end of the operation, and if the volume of the created copy is large, then we can go about our business for now, for example, work :)
After completing the backup process, just in case, go to the media where it was performed and check that your backup is available (file with the ".tib" extension):
This is how you can create full copies of your system on a regular basis so that in case of its "crash" then you can quickly restore it as a whole or some individual files / folders. Of course, the instruction turned out to be voluminous and at first glance it seems that all this is complicated :) In fact, the steps are simple, I just got used to describing each action. But you will not get confused anywhere, and after doing this once, everything will become clear and the next time you will not need any instructions at all.
I will tell you how to restore the system from a backup immediately to a ready-made working state, as well as restore individual files / folders in the following article:
I do not say goodbye for a long time :) Bye everyone!
