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From: RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (OT) Windows 10 won't back up to an internal HD?
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:34:25 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-06-10, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> On 2024-06-09 7:44 p.m., RonB wrote:
>> On 2024-06-09, Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
>>> On 2024-06-08 5:06 a.m., RonB wrote:
>>>> My wife's Windows 10 computer (Inspiron, not my choice) came with a 256GB
>>>> SSD and a 1TB hard drive. Stupid me, I assumed that Dell would set up it up
>>>> so the program data would save on the TB hard drive and the applications
>>>> would run from the SSD. Nope. Everything ran on the SSD and all data was
>>>> saved there. The hard drive is just a drone, sitting there and doing
>>>> nothing. (I just discovered this.)
>>>>
>>>> So after about three years, her computer slowed way down. I assumed she
>>>> needed more memory and bought a 32GB SIM (so she now has 40GBs of RAM).
>>>> Still slow. Then I realized that she had filled up her SSD. It actually had
>>>> only 25MBs free tonight. It's a wonder it ran at all.
>>>>
>>>> So I ordered a 1TB SSD, and tonight cloned it in an external enclosure and
>>>> installed it. Worked well (the SSD came with Acronis True Disk). I saw that
>>>> Acronis had a backup utility as well, so figured I would back up the new SSD
>>>> to the practically unused hard drive... and I found out Microsoft doesn't
>>>> like backing up to an internal hard drive. Why does it have this limitation?
>>>>
>>>> For those of you who use Windows, is there any way to make Windows 10 back
>>>> up to an internal hard drive? I've seen something about making the internal
>>>> drive a "network drive," which seems kind of convoluted. Is there any
>>>> application that overrides this (to me) senseless limitation? And why does
>>>> Windows 10 have this limitation — is there a logical reason for it?
>>>> (Apparently Windows 7 didn't have this limitation.)
>>>>
>>>> Kind of ranting. Sorry. But I would like to see my wife's internal hard
>>>> drive set up for backups — if possible.
>>>
>>> It might be a situation similar to my mother's Intel NUC. There were two
>>> HDs in there, one of which was used exclusively to re-image the SSD in
>>> case of failure. As far as I know, it was write-protected though I have
>>> never admitted to actually use it.
>> 
>> No, the hard drive is just a standard hard drive (it's seen as the D:
>> drive). You can access it and copy files to it manually, but you can't set
>> up backup on it (directly from Windows, anyhow). Apparently this changed
>> with the release of Windows 10, Windows 7 (and, I think, 8) would backup to
>> internal hard drives. I've got to believe there is an application to do
>> this, but none that I've found so far specifically say they will work with
>> an internal hard drive. I really don't quite understand why Windows 10/11
>> has this limitation.
>
> I'm surprised that anyone even uses the Windows Backup system, to be 
> honest. Every time I've taken a look at it, it appeared to be little 
> more than an automated process to copy your Documents and Pictures 
> folders elsewhere.

I'm totally ignorant about the best way to back up Windows. I just know I 
have a 1 TB drive that's not being used and figured it would work well to 
back up the SSD.

Any suggestions on backup software. The SSD came with Acronis (and includes 
a backup feature, but it doesn't allow me to use the internal hard drive for 
this?

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