Which method is the best way to restore a system give me your opinion?
by recovery partition, disks or rollback software
by recovery partition, disks or rollback software
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Which method is the best way to restore a system?
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- Apr 1, 2019
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I prefer to reimage back to one of my backups.
Very often, before installing an app, I make a restore point. So, if I don't like the app and the uninstall goes bad, I just restore my system. But before installing something big, like a security app, I make an image and as blackice said, I just reimage to my backup if for any reason, I dislike the app. If I do that kind of reimaging many days later, it's important to make sure my data, like My Documents, My pictures , can be restored to the latest version. I use Syncback Free to sync my data.
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dark_wielder
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- Mar 7, 2020
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I think it is absolutely backup software. I especially recommend the free version of Macrium. I am very happy with the Macrium and it does its job quite well.
You can take your backups regularly and come back as needed. These backups take up a lot of space, each taking an average of 15-20 GB.
Let me explain the method I use.
You can take your backups regularly and come back as needed. These backups take up a lot of space, each taking an average of 15-20 GB.
Let me explain the method I use.
- I take my backup after a clean format.
- After updating my Windows system and making its settings, I take a backup.
- After installing simple everyday programs, I take a backup. (I am going back to this backup to test other security combinations.)
- Finally, I setup my security softwares and settings and take backup.
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- May 10, 2019
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I am not a fan of Windows restore points. I prefer full system backups using one of the well-know imaging software. This is the most relaible way to backup and restore sytem you can compress you backup image to save space, encrypt you image to prevent data theft and restore full system image in mins.
- Apr 15, 2020
- 227
Format and clean installation.
I have all my documents, pictures, etc, in my HDD, if I have a problem with windows that I can't fix, even with a restore point, I just clean the SSD and do a fresh installation. Don't waste time with other rolling, it's never as good as fresh.
I have all my documents, pictures, etc, in my HDD, if I have a problem with windows that I can't fix, even with a restore point, I just clean the SSD and do a fresh installation. Don't waste time with other rolling, it's never as good as fresh.
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- May 10, 2019
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Whenever I do a clean installation, I install drivers and Windows updates and then create a full system image. Why should not be this as good as fresh? Fresh Windows installation is time-consuming while restoring a system image takes less than 10 mins.
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- Jan 29, 2017
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I download the latest iso and run an in-place upgrade which preserves my files and programs.
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- Aug 22, 2013
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I have a base image with windows 10 with most basic drivers installed and I have monthly image backups with all data backup with imaging software. The imaging software takes incremental backup and saves space. So I prefer an image restore in case of something goes awfully bad. Reinstall is least preferred. Oh and my most precious data has 4 copies one in onedrive another in Google drive and rest two in two different hard drive.
- Apr 15, 2020
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That boot image will only be up-to-date for some time... then you'll have to make a new one. Unless you need to do a clean installation every month or so, it's not that much of a difference in terms of being time-consuming. When I have a problem and need to do a clean installation, more than a year passed by, the updates will be outdated and probably drivers and utilities too.
- Jul 3, 2015
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+1
Windows restore point, if it even succeeds in running, often fails to fix the problem.
It's better than nothing...
scorpionv
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- Apr 20, 2020
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Restoring a clean image is the quick and easy way, but the clean image gets outdated pretty quick. You end up running a lot of Windows and driver updates after reimaging. So once in a while I do a clean install with the lastest Microsoft ISO and the latest drivers, do all Windows updates, and create a new clean image after that.
My data is on a seperate disk, and backupped to the cloud, so before reimaging / reinstall I just deactivate any licenses and reactivate 'm after reimaging / reinstall.
Windows restore points are deactivated here, that expresses my opinion about them.
My data is on a seperate disk, and backupped to the cloud, so before reimaging / reinstall I just deactivate any licenses and reactivate 'm after reimaging / reinstall.
Windows restore points are deactivated here, that expresses my opinion about them.
Windows internal feature is best.
It exist even many ways:
- Reset from Windows itself
- InPlace upgrades from a running windows (with iso file)
- start from DVD / USB and repair
And if you prepare yourself before the problem:
Using Windows PE DVD
Their exist no reason to use third party
It exist even many ways:
- Reset from Windows itself
- InPlace upgrades from a running windows (with iso file)
- start from DVD / USB and repair
And if you prepare yourself before the problem:
Using Windows PE DVD
Their exist no reason to use third party
Nautilus
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- Apr 27, 2020
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The quickest and easiest way to restore a system is either using rollback rx or eazy fix ( rollback rx clone ) taking a snapshot takes less than 30 seconds , restoring a snapshot under a minute.
scorpionv
Level 2
- Apr 20, 2020
- 87
Windows internal feature is best.
It exist even many ways:
- Reset from Windows itself
- InPlace upgrades from a running windows (with iso file)
- start from DVD / USB and repair
And if you prepare yourself before the problem:
Using Windows PE DVD
Their exist no reason to use third party
You are right about a repair after a small problem, like messing up something by installing a certain program. However, Windows is unable to repair itself completely in all scenarios, for example (but not limited to) hardware failure, virus or malware infection. Then reimaging or reinstalling is pretty much the only option. That can be done from Windows PE, but there are easier options in my opinion. I also like the generic approach, just go with the solution that always works, even if it takes a little longer.
- Jan 21, 2018
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I'm another Macrium Reflect fan - new weekly full backups and daily incremental ones. I do the weekly full ones to avoid the possible hassle of lots of security and driver updates, it doesn't take long.
For that the InPlace upgrade help or if not, booting from DVD / USB.
As for malware: only a clean system with formated drives is the right way.
- May 10, 2019
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You've got a valid point here. What I do to keep the image updated, I create a backup scheme. I create a full system backup then a series of incremental backups (which I later merge into the base backup). That way I can keep my backup up-to-date
- Apr 1, 2019
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Except I used the built in tools and got a hard error that borked my Windows. I had to do a clean install. I find Macrium Reflect much more user friendly and reliable. To be fair I don’t know what went wrong with the windows image, probably due to my lack of knowledge. But I’ve reimaged with Macrium several times without issue.Windows internal feature is best.
It exist even many ways:
- Reset from Windows itself
- InPlace upgrades from a running windows (with iso file)
- start from DVD / USB and repair
And if you prepare yourself before the problem:
Using Windows PE DVD
Their exist no reason to use third party
- May 10, 2019
- 2,287
In my experience, Mcarium was the fastest imaging software but I do not use it for it is expensive ( I do not want to use the free version) and it wipes WUH.
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