Important Update – Looking through the comments, some readers have been running into issues during the backup/image process. When that time comes, be sure to read this Tutorial – How-To Restore from a Windows 7 System Image backup. Now you’re covered if your computer crashes, or if you want a clean slate and the option to be able to return to the way your computer currently is. Insert a blank CD or DVD to the physical drive and then Click Create disc. Choose which Disc Recording drive you’ll be using to burn the disc. This option is a good idea just in case your system has any problems in the future. After the backup completes, you are presented with the option to create a system repair disc. This process can take several minutes, so patience is required.Ħ. The next window is just a review, so make sure everything is correct then Click Start backup to start the process. Note: You can select as many drives as you want, but the more you choose to include means the larger the image size will be.ĥ. Once you have selected the drives Click Next to continue. On the next page, we’ll keep with the basics but for now, Check both your System and System Reserved drives. Select which hard disk, DVD, or network location where you are going to save your system image. The Create a system image window should pop-up. In the Control Panel window that appears, Click the blue Create a system image link.ģ.

Note: You can also just type BackUp, and Windows 7 Search should find the applicationĢ.

Click the Start Menu, then at the top of the menu Click Getting Started, then on the side Click Backup your Files.

How To Create A System Image In Windows 7ġ. For more information on this reminder, please see the bottom of this how-to tutorial where I review How To format your backup drive and configure it with the NTFS file system. Sounds great right? How do you do it? Importantīefore starting this How-To Tutorial, please confirm the backup drive where you will save the image is formatted using NTFS. Creating a System Image will save everything on the drives you select, and then compress them into an image file which is good news since this means less space for backups! At a later time, if you want to return the computer to its original condition (when you bought or built it,) you can just load up the image and presto! No more “reformat the computer” ritual and no more worry about losing your entire system to a computer crash.

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