Windows disc backup

If you are planning to create a Windows 10 system backup in case of system failures, you could try Windows Backup and Restore. Additional drivers can also be included.

If you never used Windows Backup and Restore, select Set up backup , then follow the wizards to take a full backup for Windows 10 to external hard drive, DVD, or network share location. Or tap Create a system image at the left panel to create a backup for Windows Tip: If you stored the scheduled system image on your USB drive should be formatted with NTFS , you probably get the error The drive is not a valid backup location , you could share the USB drive as a network location, then backup system image to the shared USB flash drive, and make sure the USB size is larger enough to save the system image.

Furthermore, if you created a backup task with Windows Backup and Restore, and the destination disk is disconnected, you might receive the warning message:. Windows cannot find the disk or network location where your backups are being saved. Tap the Options button at the end of the error message, then you will see the detailed error at the show details:. Although Windows Backup and Restore will help you create a system image backup for Windows 10, it cannot be stored on USB flash drive, and could not restore individual file from the system image.

And most important, the File History, Windows Backup and Restore don't support you to backup the whole disk. If you want to create complete system image in Windows 10, click System Backup as instead. Then select the destination disk to store the Windows 10 disk backup image file. Or set up daily, weekly or monthly to run the file backup if required.

Options: you could enable email notification after the task finished. Comment, split, compress the backup image, or select a backup mode, etc. Find your backups created on previous versions of Windows If you used Backup and Restore to back up files or create system image backups in previous versions of Windows, your old backup is still available in Windows Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help.

Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Restore points are automatically created each week by System Restore and when your PC detects change, like when you install an app or driver. Here's how to create a restore point. Select the System Protection tab, and then select Create. In the System Protection dialog box, type a description, and then select Create. To look through the contents of the backup, select Browse for files or Browse for folders.

When you're browsing for folders, you won't be able to see the individual files in a folder. To view individual files, use the Browse for files option.

To search the contents of the backup, select Search , type all or part of a file name, and then select Search. Tip: If you're searching for files or folders associated with a specific user account, you can improve search results by typing the location of the file or folder in the Search for box.

You can restore files from a backup that was created on another computer running Windows Vista or Windows 7. Choose Select another backup to restore files from , and then follow the steps in the wizard. If you're restoring files from a backup that was made on another computer, the files will be restored in a folder under the user name that was used to create the backup.

If the user names are different, you'll need to navigate to the folder where the files are restored. For example, if your user name was Molly on the computer that the backup was made on but your user name is MollyC on the computer that the backup is being restored on, the restored files will be saved in a folder labelled Molly. Select the Start button, then select Computer. Double-click the Users folder.

You will see a folder for each user account. Double-click the folder for the user name that was used to create the backup. The restored files will be in the various folders based on where they were located originally. After you restore your computer from a system image backup, there may be newer versions of some of your files in a file backup that you want to restore.