We all know that backing up our data is critical now a day
or else we might end up losing the important files and memories of years.
Anything can happen anytime like your hard drive crashes or laptop stolen and
we should be ready always. By ready I mean we should have a backup of our data
on the regular basis so as to keep our data secure.
Backing up Windows PC is not a tough task these days.
Windows 10 has multiple ways to back up the system without using any
third-party tool. Windows built-in system image tool is one of the backup tool
which is easy to use and stores everything you have saved in your computer
including the installation, additional drives, applications or anything you
have stored.
How to back up using system image in windows 7
There are multiple options you can store the backup on like
a secondary drive, network drive, blank DVD or external hard drive. I would
always suggest you take a backup in an external storage so that you can quickly
disconnect and store it in some other place to keep it safe.
Let us go step by
step:
1. Connect your
external storage to your PC.
2. Open Control
Panel.
3. Navigate to
System and security
4. Hit Backup and
Restore
5. Click on “Create
a system image” in the left upper side
6. Once you click
on create a system image you will get options to select “where do you want to
save your backup”.
7. Select the
option among hard drive, DVD or network location and click on next.
8. On the next page
click on “Start backup” to start your system backup.
Your system will start backing up your data including
everything that is in the main drive as well as a partition. This backup uses shadow technology which
means you can continue your work and your files will be backed up in the
background including the ones you are working on.
Once the system image will be created you will get a prompt
to create a repair disc to put the image you have created in a CD or DVD. This
is totally up to you whether you want to create a repair disc or not. You can
create a repair disc anytime you want from “system and security”.
How to recover data using the system image
1. Insert the drive
or the DVD and restart your computer.
2. Once your system
will restart select system image recovery option
3. Restart your computer
again and insert the disc.
