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vwayne

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Just joined, and also just finishing a new build.

I want to make a copy of my Operating System, x64Ultimate, and have partitioned a drive for it. I've read about Vista's Complete System Backup, but that copies the whole pc, and I want to only copy the OS. How do I do this in Vista or do I need something like Acronis for it? Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    i7 930
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
    Memory
    12 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 470, Geforce 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Spectraview 26 inch, Dell 24 inch, Dell 19 inch, Dell 15 inch
    Hard Drives
    SSD, several Seagates
    PSU
    Silent wave 750
In case anyone else asks or wants to ask the above question, here's the answer. When you go in to back up the whole pc you're given a choice of which partition to back up. I didn't know that, thought I had to backup everything.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    i7 930
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
    Memory
    12 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 470, Geforce 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Spectraview 26 inch, Dell 24 inch, Dell 19 inch, Dell 15 inch
    Hard Drives
    SSD, several Seagates
    PSU
    Silent wave 750
You cannot backup the OS without the programs installed.
You should have done that before installing anything. The Vista backup function does not compress the files, therefore your backup is just as big as the used space of the partition you want to backup.
I use Acronis. A tib (True Acronis Backup) file, using a standard compression, is about two third in size of the used space on the partition (drive) you create an image of.
This application is 100 per cent reliable and easy to use.Validate backup image after creation, just for sure!
 

My Computer

System One

I had the programs installed. What are you saying, I should have done that before installing anything-I don't understand what you mean.
Here's what I've done. After installing the OS and apps including photoshop, the total space of which was 49.8GB on C drive, I backed up the "C" drive, and it shows that the backup took 17.1GB of space on the "I" drive. I assumed that the lower amount of space it took was because of compression. Am I missing something?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    i7 930
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
    Memory
    12 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 470, Geforce 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Spectraview 26 inch, Dell 24 inch, Dell 19 inch, Dell 15 inch
    Hard Drives
    SSD, several Seagates
    PSU
    Silent wave 750
vwayne,

From what you posted, I think Raymundka thought that you just wanted to have a backup of a clean installed Vista without anything else installed.

What you are doing is fine. We did not understand that you just did not want to backup other hard drives or partitions as well.

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I should have made myself more clear. Thanks for clearing it up. BTW, it did compress the files, didn't it?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Homebuilt
    CPU
    i7 930
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R
    Memory
    12 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX 470, Geforce 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Spectraview 26 inch, Dell 24 inch, Dell 19 inch, Dell 15 inch
    Hard Drives
    SSD, several Seagates
    PSU
    Silent wave 750
vwayne, yes it backed it up in a compressed encoded state to save space.

Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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