Windows 11 System Backup

Dch48 · Feb 13, 2022

Dru2 said:
Microsoft never said Windows 10 was the last Windows. It was some developer using a throwaway line...

Source: Why is there a Windows 11? | PCWorld

At the end of the day Microsoft never officially said Windows 10 was the last

Sounds like a coverup to me. :wink:

The-Hive · Feb 13, 2022

I use Macrium Reflect (free version) works great and it is very popular on the forum so you can get plenty of help

Dru2 · Feb 13, 2022

Dch48 said:
Sounds like a coverup to me.

We all have beliefs :wink:

Hazel123 · Feb 13, 2022

cereberus said:
The whole Acronis versus Macroum debate is so tedious. Those that already use Acronis and swear by it and want to pay ad nauseam, that is up to them.

Hiwever recommending new users to pay for Acronis without acknowledging there are various free versions that generally meet peoples needs is not really being financially helpful.

Most users here recommend Macrium Reflect Free because it is free and aldo because it has a great track record AND no financial risk to user.

We never say use Home to new users unless users have requested a specific feature. We tell people of the benefits of paying and let users make their own mind up..

Most is now clarified! About an average of 80% on here according to the poll :) With about 20% using various other programs.

Always Why · Feb 13, 2022

Hazel123 said:
There are real opinions on it! Some hate it, some keep using it. I personally have never had any problems with it, and never had an image fail to restore. But I do use another program as well now - belt and braces.

For beginners or people who aren't that techy it's a good solution. But I hope they at least start calling it Windows 11 imaging instead of Windows 7 imaging! change cd recovery to usb recovery and do whatever it is that people want to see to have it more up to speed. It is not as versatile as other backup programs but it does image your drive!

You and I have stated we use two System Backup programs. I only have 200 GB of used space on on my 500 GB Primary M.2 SSD. It takes seven minutes to make a System Image (the first time) then about one minute after that for each consecutive backup. The other program takes about nine minutes but has a lot of features in it.

The main thing in this forum is to help newbies of all ages to learn the importance of backing up their systems. Out of 400 people I have helped (remotely) over the past eight years nearly 70% of them did not know about, or know how to do, a system image backup. I think it's all about learning the hard way. We all did 25 plus years ago. :wink:

Kudos to you for using two methods.

cereberus · Feb 15, 2022

Hazel123 said:
Most is now clarified! About an average of 80% on here according to the poll :) With about 20% using various other programs.

Hard to define accuracy of such polls with a limited user base but I suspect out in the "Joe Public" land, the figures will be quite different.

Firstly, I bet the total using image tools at all is easily less than 20%

I suspect more use the Windows built tool, simply unaware of 3rd party tools.

I rather suspect the portion using the free version of Acronis is higher than we might think (simply because it come bundled with drive purchases). The same applies to the Samsung cloning tool as well.

I always regard these sort of polls like election polls - you get a totally different answer depending on whom you ask.

Any poll only has true statistical significance if the number asked is large enough, and it is truly random.

The poll here is ok in context i.e. if you are asking opinion of elevenforum users, and enough answers to ascertain a trend.

What cannot be done is extrapolate that trend to the general population.

Of couse, 95% of all statistics are made up LOL.

CornishRattler · Feb 15, 2022

I think most here will back up with something or other because we mess about with insider builds, I doubt backing up will be something the masses think about

Dch48 · Feb 15, 2022

Agreed, my housemate only knows about system backups because I told her about it and installed AOMEI for her. My one brother is a computer nerd so he does it. The rest of my family probably never heard of it and don't even know about system restore.

Always Why · Feb 16, 2022

cereberus said:
Hard to define accuracy of such polls with a limited user base but I suspect out in the "Joe Public" land, the figures will be quite different.

Firstly, I bet the total using image tools at all is easily less than 20%

I suspect more use the Windows built tool, simply unaware of 3rd party tools.

I rather suspect the portion using the free version of Acronis is higher than we might think (simply because it come bundled with drive purchases). The same applies to the Samsung cloning tool as well.

I always regard these sort of polls like election polls - you get a totally different answer depending on whom you ask.

Any poll only has true statistical significance if the number asked is large enough, and it is truly random.

The poll here is ok in context i.e. if you are asking opinion of elevenforum users, and enough answers to ascertain a trend.

What cannot be done is extrapolate that trend to the general population.

Of couse, 95% of all statistics are made up LOL.