My last laptop had W7 dual booted with Linux (Mint Cinnamon 17.1), each in a partition. I'd clone them both on a regular basis with Clonezilla. Nice and simple. My new laptop is a Lenovo with W8.1 - UEFI of course. I've managed to dual boot it as well, but I'm having a problem with cloning W8.1 - there are SIX partitions associated with it. (There was also a seventh associated with Lenovo, but I found I didn't need it, so I put Linux in it instead). I don't know enough about UEFI, W8 and Lenovo laptops to understand what they all are for, and whether I need them all. They are: WINRE_DRV SYSTEM_DRV LRS_ESP MICROSOFT ? (reserved to Microsoft - drivers?) WINDOWS08_OS PBR_DRV For backup purposes, I'd prefer to use a stand-alone product, booted from a CD/DVD or USB key, but if it's simpler to use an internal utility like, eg, System Image, please tell me. Similarly, if I use something like Clonezilla or AOEMI, I can clone all five of the partitions, but do I need them?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- W8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop