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Windows 7 Restoring from Windows 7 Backup?

dan-ger-ous

dan-ger-ous

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Going to be using the Windows 7 BackUp Recovery instead of Acronis on my new laptop in order to avoid deleting any built in partitions.

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I know that if the above option is checked then the entire drive will be reformatted, Partition C will be restored whilst all other partitions are deleted.

My question is, if i decide to keep a backup of documents and music on my D Drive, is there any way of only reformatting the C Partition of the hard drive before I start the data recovery with Windows 7?

With Acronis, I just reformat the entire drive first the C partition using the Windows XP disc and go ahead and restore the C Partition from a previous back, and when i'm back in again, the D drive remains unaffected.

Would I just have to leave that checkbox ticked and select Exclude Disk D from the "Exclude Disk" button?

I'm just preparing for the mean time, will have my laptop within the next few days. :) Want to delete the bloatware and get it all to my liking before backing up the C Drive only.
 
I'm a little curious as to why you are going this road Dan?

I'm a huge fan of Acronis so you'll have to excuse my bias when it comes to this lol That said though, I'm always open to trying different methods 👍

Here are some of the reasons I thought you might be doing it but then I thought no can't be that?

1. You didn't want to install a third party utility? (But you don't need to install Acronis, just use the data rescue disc)

2. You don't want to have to use the Acronis rescue disc? ( You still need to use a Win 7 rescue disc if the machine will not boot)

3. As already stated I've never imaged using the Win 7 built in option but am told that it is painfully slow?

So, what are your reasons for going the Win 7 route?
 
I'm also with you there Gman, i'm a huge fan of Acronis True Home Image. Sometimes i have some bizzare reasoning which makes no sense but here goes. lol

Basically, i'm going get the laptop with a 1 year standard manufacturer guarantee. I am thinking of taking extended guarantee on it but i am not entirely sure. So i thought instead of using a third party app, i may as well just use the Windows 7 built in recovery process.

I did not want to accidentally replace the recovery partition if i had ended up doing a backup with a third party utility like Acronis, and potentially screwing up my guarantee?

However, if i wanted to use Acronis, i would much rather reformat the entire HDD of my new laptop, do my necessary tune ups and changes, and then go for a backup with Acronis.

Its more of a manufacturer way vs my preferred method, if that makes sense? :)

(My reason for taking out extended guarantee is to be on the safe side in terms of hardware failure, when it comes to the software, i'll be fine.)
 
Speaking of Acronis, i just got a virus on my PC. I really ought to slow down when i'm browsing instead of clicking all over the place. lol

But I am back now, god bless Acronis! I hope the Windows 7 backup performs atleast half as well as Acronis does.

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