03-09-2026, 05:49 PM
As previously said: I have already an additional backup file on an external hard disks .
Not only on the internal SSD.
And I don't want a full disk backup.
The backup file size for partitions 1 + 2 + 4 (see my initial post) is only 20 GB.
If I make a full Disk backup with partitions 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 then the backup file will have a size of compressed (!) about 400 GB.
Thats by far too much.
I would have to buy a new hard disk just for the backup.
And the backup or restore time would last 10 or 20 times longer.
If my Windows 10 crashes then a restore of partitions 1 + 2 + 4 will be sufficient
(as experience of 5 or 6 crashes in the past showed)
Not only on the internal SSD.
And I don't want a full disk backup.
The backup file size for partitions 1 + 2 + 4 (see my initial post) is only 20 GB.
If I make a full Disk backup with partitions 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 then the backup file will have a size of compressed (!) about 400 GB.
Thats by far too much.
I would have to buy a new hard disk just for the backup.
And the backup or restore time would last 10 or 20 times longer.
If my Windows 10 crashes then a restore of partitions 1 + 2 + 4 will be sufficient
(as experience of 5 or 6 crashes in the past showed)