When to Back Up the System

"My computer won't boot! I think I accidentally deleted the boot partition while resizing it. How can I reinstall Windows 7 without having a system disc or a DVD?"

Most people don't think about backing up their system image until after their computer crashes and won't start up. Crashes can be caused by viruses, hardware/software failures, or user error, leaving your PC unusable. To avoid the hassle and loss that comes with a system crash, it's best to create a system image of Windows 7 or Windows 8 ahead of time so you can quickly restore your PC to its normal state.

How to make an image or backup of a system

is a great Windows backup imaging software that offers full backup, incremental backup, and differential backup. Users can choose the backup type based on their needs. It also allows users to schedule backups for the Windows system daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Apart from backup features, it also supports cloning and OS migration to SSD, among other functions.

Step 1: Install Todo Backup and launch it. On the interface, start a system backup by creating a new task, and then choose a destination for the backup, or it will default to the most suitable location.

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Step 2: Schedule backup: You can customize the backup frequency, for example, one time, daily, weekly, or monthly.

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Clicking Backup Options allows you to set compression, password, and splitting for the backup.

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Step 4: Finally, click Proceed to perform the system backup.

Note:
In Windows Vista, XP, and Server 2003, system files and boot files are located on the same partition. Therefore, you need to back up the system partition to an image on Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003. For Windows 7 and Windows 8, system files and boot files are located on different partitions. To make the system backup valid, you must back up both the system partition and the boot partition together.