How do I backup system drive SSD?

xkm1948 · Jan 6, 2018

I just can't stand the random freezing ever since Samsung f*ucked up their 960 Pro firmware. (See background here: https://www.techpowerup.com/239265/...update-causes-application-freezes-instability)

So long story short I have been running some pretty heavy workload again today. And the system would go into freeze mode every time the program need to write disk. And no this is not something wrong with the MS Meltdown patch. In the event viewer it clearly showed SSD controller time out and reset every time this happens. It has been a month and Samsung has not fixed this. The only workaround is using default Microsoft NVMe driver, which doesn't work apparently in heavy disk usage scenario.

With that said I am looking into RMA. Thing is I HATE reinstall everything all over again. Are there any good software that can backup my entire system drive to an external source and later restore it back onto the new RMAed drive? Would this be even possible since I am assuming the secure boot or whatever UEFI shit there is nowadays?

Thank you!

rtwjunkie · Jan 6, 2018

Eases Todo Backup Free. Fantastic and easy to use. You can backup everything from select items to a full mirror that can be booted from to reinstall.

https://www.easeus.com/backup-software/tb-free.html

Toothless · Jan 6, 2018

Doesn't Windows have a thing for backups? Not sure how good it is though.

I've used Paragon, and it works good.

xkm1948 · Jan 6, 2018

Toothless said:
Doesn't Windows have a thing for backups? Not sure how good it is though.

I've used Paragon, and it works good.

How to you restore Windows 10 that is backed up by Windows 10? A UEFI enabled boot-able disk? I am confused

Toothless · Jan 6, 2018

xkm1948 said:
How to you restore Windows 10 that is backed up by Windows 10? A UEFI enabled boot-able disk? I am confused

I may have confused both of us to be honest.

I figured you could back up your stuff to an external and when you get the os loaded on the new drive it could restore the backup. Though I wonder if doing a system image would be easier.

xkm1948 · Jan 6, 2018

Toothless said:
I may have confused both of us to be honest.

I figured you could back up your stuff to an external and when you get the os loaded on the new drive it could restore the backup. Though I wonder if doing a system image would be easier.

I wanted to bascially have all data on my system drive cloned to the RMAed new drive. So I am figuring it would be a clone to a file, then install new SSD and restore cloned file to new drive. Do I make sense? I am so tired these days not sure even if I am spelling coreectly.

Toothless · Jan 6, 2018

xkm1948 said:
I wanted to bascially have all data on my system drive cloned to the RMAed new drive. So I am figuring it would be a clone to a file, then install new SSD and restore cloned file to new drive. Do I make sense? I am so tired these days not sure even if I am spelling coreectly.

I see what you're saying. I'd do the lazy thing of copy/paste all the needed data if this is a one time thing, but I'm sure there are way better ways then the ol' c/p.

xkm1948 · Jan 6, 2018

Toothless said:
I see what you're saying. I'd do the lazy thing of copy/paste all the needed data if this is a one time thing, but I'm sure there are way better ways then the ol' c/p.

Man if it is just the data then everything would be good.

Due to the previous shit storm of my dead CPU/motherboard I had to reinstall Windows five times over a course of 4 months. Everything single time i had to either call Microsoft or the professional sofrware maker to re-enable my serial key. And cross linking different sofrware packages. Rebuild my python and R libraries. It gets really tedious after the 3rd time. So if possible I really do not want to install from scratch another time. Hence the "cloning" entire SSD question.

Norton · Jan 6, 2018

xkm1948 said:
Man if it is just the data then everything would be good.

Due to the previous shit storm of my dead CPU/motherboard I had to reinstall Windows five times over a course of 4 months. Everything single time i had to either call Microsoft or the professional sofrware maker to re-enable my serial key. And cross linking different sofrware packages. Rebuild my python and R libraries. It gets really tedious after the 3rd time. So if possible I really do not want to install from scratch another time. Hence the "cloning" entire SSD question.

Using the Windows backup tools to restore an image should still be an easy task... do an image of your existing drive to an external drive, swap drives, insert Win 10 disk into DVD drive (DVD drive is easier than flash drive), boot from Win 10 disk/repair install/restore image. Just did one to replace a dead drive on a friends PC and it took about 15 minutes

xkm1948 · Jan 7, 2018

I am going to try it on a spare lab PC first and see if it works!

DRDNA · Jan 7, 2018

It works flawlessly if the user doesn't screw it up which is next to impossible as long as you select WIndows 10's correct choices in its back up features..

Restore is at the bottom of the page

https://windows.gadgethacks.com/how-to/make-full-system-image-backup-windows-10-0162966/

Jetster · Jan 7, 2018

The Windows 10 Image works good. It's hidden under Back up, back up and restore (windows 7)

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