Solved After Backup

jacklim

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So , I backup my files as told in Brink's tutorial including a system image.
After backup, I see these files. How to use them??

BTW, i just configured my laptop and if something happens how can i restore to current state??
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-4790
    Motherboard
    GA-Z87X-D3H
    Memory
    G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 F3-10666CL9D-8GBNT
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire ATI Radeon R7 250
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC892
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung UN32EH5000, Dell 1703FPT
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WD5003AZEX
    WD10EZEX
    Samsung HD103SJ
    Samsung 128 GB 840 PRO
    PSU
    SeaSonic M12II SS-500GM
    Case
    Fractal Design Define R4
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900ALED
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    16 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avast
    Other Info
    Bose Companion 2 Multimedia Speakers
How about after a clean install , can i restore using it??

And if something happens to my laptop, how can i get to current state?? (just backup)??
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
If something bad happens and your laptop won't boot at all, then you'll want to have a System Repair Disc or System Recovery Drive (one's on a CD/DVD, the other a USB)
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5132-recovery-drive-create-usb-flash-drive-windows-8-a.html

Then you can boot from the System Recovery drive and restore the System Image from the backup. I'm assuming your backup is on a separate drive rather than another partition on your laptop's internal disk?

Also, most manufacturers have an option to make their version of a Recovery Disk, which will put you back to the "as new" condition - this is well worth doing if your laptop came with Windows 8 and if the option is available to you.

Finally, note that Windows 8.1 (Preview version at least) removes the option to make a System Image.

An alternative is to make a Custom Refresh Image which only protects the system and installed software. It doesn't save your user files, but is good if you have a system corruption-type problem but the underlying disk is still OK. It does lose some settings though. I think most people will be using one of the free 3rd party backup programs instead in Windows 8.1.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
Using Windows Easy Transfer
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
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