Solved Clicking some web links opens Print Page screen.

I've never experienced this before 22H2 came along.

The majority of links in a web search operate as expected but occasionally some open the print page.

This is one such link from a Bing search.




And the link opens to this.

@Mooly

That's because of the "type" of link it is... it's a "Print" topic link.
Here is the actual link to the forum...




The only difference in the two addresses, is the word "Print" before the word topic.
If you remove the word "Print", you'll get the actual forum link.







Where did you "get" the link from?
I'm on 22H2 and I haven't noticed that anywhere but here in your topic.

Ah, brilliant, thank you. I've never come across any like those before that I can recall.

Mooly said:

Ah, brilliant, thank you. I've never come across any like those before that I can recall.

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It's probably whoever posted the link you clicked on... chose to make it a print topic link??
Sort of like a link directly to a PDF file.


Like this... is a PDF link...

ASUS Z690 Motherboards


It doesn't land on a website... it goes straight to a PDF download.

Now... if you ever see a PrintTopic link... just delete the word Print






Maybe someone at Macrium forums decided that anyone who searched for "cloning" would want to print the discussion.
Maybe because they figured if you were cloning, you wouldn't be able to use your computer, so you would want a printed copy.

On a side note... here's the Macrium Reflect 8.0 user guide (pdf link)

Macrium Reflect 8.0 user guide


Looks like Cloning starts on page 144.

Thanks. Actually, using Macrium for real is new to me (I'd been using AOMEI for many years) so it is a learning curve.

One thing with AOMEI is that it to restored images from within Windows but you didn't have to add any boot menu like you do with Macrium.

My plan with images was to create single image (which it does) for the following configuration which is all of disk 2 and one partition of disk 1. Dell put the OS on disk 2, no idea why.

When restoring I imagined that running the restore would restore both disks, but it doesn't, you have to select just one disk and the partitions you want to restore. Of course you can do the other one afterwards if you want.

Mooly said:

Thanks. Actually, using Macrium for real is new to me (I'd been using AOMEI for many years) so it is a learning curve.

One thing with AOMEI is that it to restored images from within Windows but you didn't have to add any boot menu like you do with Macrium.

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Mooly said:

My plan with images was to create single image (which it does) for the following configuration which is all of disk 2 and one partition of disk 1. Dell put the OS on disk 2, no idea why.

When restoring I imagined that running the restore would restore both disks, but it doesn't, you have to select just one disk and the partitions you want to restore. Of course you can do the other one afterwards if you want.

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Ok, I only do full backups and restores. I only backup from within Windows and I only restore from the bootable media. That's only how I do things.


I think the difficulties you are having are kind of self generated.
1. You don't really need to use File History. Macrium has File and Folder backup, which I assume can be scheduled.
2. Since you've joined the wonderful world of backup software, you don't need that DELL recovery partition.

I suggest you get rid of partition F: which solves one problem, and get rid of the DELL partition because it's not necessary.
You can export and import all your drivers, outside of Macrium Reflect, as kind of a double backup for your drivers. Cause they are already backed up in the Macrium system backup, already.


Once you lose the F: partition and switch ti using Macrium's File and Folder backup, and put everything on a schedule... you don't have any more problems.
Lastly, with Macrium's bootable rescue media, on a USB stick, you don't need any boot entries.

You have the tools, you have the talent, it's Miller time !!

Ghot said:

I think the difficulties you are having are kind of self generated.

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Quite possibly so

The Dell recovery partition is one of my own making tbh that contains useful info such as ...

I'm nothing if not methodical LOL.

Ghot said:

You don't really need to use File History. Macrium has File and Folder backup, which I assume can be scheduled.

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AOMEI had something very similar that I used and it was great tbh. I'll maybe look into that in future.

Mooly said:

Quite possibly so

The Dell recovery partition is one of my own making tbh that contains useful info such as ...

I'm nothing if not methodical LOL.

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AOMEI had something very similar that I used and it was great tbh. I'll maybe look into that in future.

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Not needed. Just make a 10GB partition (maybe call it F:), on Disk 1, for storing stuff like that.
The rest of Disk one can hold your backups.

Your D:\ partition is a little TOO organized... "you're gonna need a bigger storage drive".






Here... look how my Disks are set up.

Brief explanation: I have two identical SSDs with the same partitions. One has Windows 10, the other has Windows 11.
I physically, only have one hooked up at a time. Now again, that's just me.

But... check out my storage Disks.
One is a 4TB the other is 8TB, but that's not important. What is important is that they have the exact same data stored on them.

Programs: Holds copies of installed programs, drivers, ISO's texts, etc. Stuff I may need.
OS Bckups: Holds my backups
Media: Holds, pics, music, movies, videos... etc.
Series: Holds my television series'.



I use another teeny program called Karen's Replicator (free). It keeps the data on Disks 1 and 2, identical.
You can run it manually, or on a schedule.


Here's just one of the "jobs" Karen's takes care of. This is copying Programs to Programs 2...




In other words... sit down and re-design your system, for both the Windows drive and the storage drives.
Make it fit... the way you work. Don't let IT force you to do things the hard way.


Back in the Windows 7 days... I didn't need a Series partition. But over time, I started getting more and more Series, so I switched to the method above. This WAS my system about 8 years ago...




I even had a slightly different system, back in the XP days. But the pics from those days are on a very old hard drive or a CD somewhere. LOL



The point to all this... is make your drives work for YOU.
YOU don't work for THEM.

Cool setup, I really like that :)

I have external flash drives and a single 1Tb spinner I copy data to. And yes, I have the backup keys filed away just in case.

I came right down to the wire once for recovering some files and vowed I would never get in that situation again. In the end I got them back by installing Vista on an old laptop along with Acronis and restoring an ancient image. Never again.

Suppose I should use OneDrive but I'm kind of uneasy having some stuff on there.

Mooly said:

Cool setup, I really like that :)

I have external flash drives and a single 1Tb spinner I copy data to. And yes, I have the backup keys filed away just in case.

I came right down to the wire once for recovering some files and vowed I would never get in that situation again. In the end I got them back by installing Vista on an old laptop along with Acronis and restoring an ancient image. Never again.

Suppose I should use OneDrive but I'm kind of uneasy having some stuff on there.

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Yeah, you've got plenty of storage... just figure out a plan that works for you. A plan that uses ALL of Macrium's abilities.


Yeah... I'm not a big fan of OneDrive either.
Or to put it another way... the day I installed W10 and W11, I removed OneDrive completely.