Solved antspants - Tips for using Hasleo Backup (Free) for the first time

I take no responsibility for Hasleo's backup process.​

Easy to follow external Hasleo tutorials. for Incremental/Differential or other backup types have been added to post number 2.​

This is purely a "First Run" guide for creating a system image of your current OS.​

Yes I trust this software and use it daily.​

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Hasleo Backup Suite Free is a completely free Windows backup software for Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista and Windows Server that can help you back up and restore the Windows OSs, disks, partitions and files(folders) to protect the security of your Windows and personal data.

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1. Creating WinPE Rescue/Emergency Media
2. Adding or Removing a Hasleo Boot Menu to the Boot environment of your PC
3. Creating your first Hasleo System Backup (First Run)

Creating a Hasleo Emergency Disk​

• Insert your USB thumb drive into your PC
• Open Hasleo and click on the Tools Icon (1)
• Click on "Emergency Disk" (2)

• A box will open politely asking you if you want to add drivers to the Hasleo WinPe Emergency Disk (3)
• The Download WinPE components option allows you to download WinPE components instead of looking for WinPE components from the current computer. (4) (I don’t use this option)
• You can skip this by clicking "Next" (5)

• You will be informed that the USB thumb drive will need to be formatted and be asked for confirmation to continue
  • You can also choose to export the Emergency WinPE to an ISO.
• Click "Next" (6)
• Click "Proceed"

• The Progress will start and when it reaches 100% you can click "Close" (7)
• The Emergency WinPE rescue Media has completed

Don't be confused that the 100% progress bar is for the format only, it is the whole Rescue Media process completed.​

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• Job done. You can remove you USB thumb drive ans label it.

Adding a Hasleo Boot Menu​

• In the Tools section
  • Click on "Add Boot Menu" and wait for the process to finish. (1)

• In the Tools section
  • Click on "Remove Boot Menu" and wait for the process to finish. (2)

• When you open Hasleo, you can click on the little drop arrow at the top right of the window to open a context menu.

• In settings, there are options.
• I create a default storage folder on the drive where my backups will live so that:
  • I don't have to set a destination every time I create a System Backup
  • I know exactly where all my backups are going to be located
  • To make it easier when having to restore a system backup

• To make a System Backup I click on the Backup Icon (1)
• I click on "System Backup" (2)

• The partitions that make up your OS drive are automatically selected (3)
  • You don't need to add or change anything
• The Task Name can be altered (4) (I name mine as per the current build number)
  • There is no reason why you can't leave the Task Names as they are.
  • if you don't change the Task Name: With each backup, the Task Name will increase by number so the higher the number the newer the backup
• You can see that the drive and folder I set to be the defaults, are already selected (5)
  • The new image will be placed in a sub-folder within the default folder. The folder will have the same name as the Task Name (Image name)
• You can write a description if needed (6)

• I click the "Backup Options" (7)
• I select "Advanced" (8)
• I enable "Check the integrity of the backup image files on completion" (9)
• I can choose from a "Quick Image check" or a "Complete image check" (10)
  • It's probably best to do a "Complete image check"
  • This has to be set each new backup
• I can now click proceed (11)

• Hasleo will start the System Image backup procedure. You will be notified when the task is completed.

• Hasleo can do file & folder backups but I am yet to use it so I can not yet advise you. I think that is also a whole new thread.
  • I am sure it is as easy as doing a System Backup.