Backup Your Windows Computer’s Hard Disk Partition

I. About hard disk partition

Hard disk partitions are also called volumes. Generally, when you first start using the hard disk, you need to selectDisk partition type (MBR or GPT), and then create a new volume/partition, and set the partition capacity, drive letter, and file system format, etc. This process is hard disk initialization. Usually our common C drive and D drive are actually partitions in the hard disk. If the capacity of a partition is too small to accommodate the content you need to save, you can expand the volume through Disk Management; in addition, if a partition fails and cannot be accessed, you can also format it through Disk Management , which is the process of clearing all data in the partition and resetting the partition capacity, drive letter and file system format.

Because some hard disk partitions store particularly important data, such as the system partition (usually the C drive), or a partition set by the user for storing important data, it is very necessary to back up the hard disk partition matter. To back up a hard disk partition, an image file is generally generated to contain the data of the entire partition, which is similar to a compressed file, and then it is stored in other safe places, such as an external mobile hard disk, etc., so that it can be stored on the computer system or hard disk. In the event of a drive failure, restore entire partitions by backing up files to avoid losing important data.

Next, let’s learn about the practical methods of backing up hard disk partitions. I hope everyone can gain something.

II. How to back up hard disk partitions on a Windows computer?

Backing up hard disk partitions is not a particularly difficult task. The following will introduce two simple and practical methods for backing up hard disk partitions, both of which support setting automatic backup plans.

1. Use Renee Becca to back up hard disk partitions

Renee Becca It is a tool specially used for system/hard disk data backup and restoration. It can help you back up and restore important data in your computer, such as programs, system configuration, emails, photos, videos, documents, bookmarks, etc. It adopts the leading incremental/differential backup technology, which can save you more time and disk space. In addition to supporting system backup, it also supports partition backup, hard disk backup, file backup, and disk cloning to meet your needs. need.

Using Renee Becca to back up hard disk partitions is very simple, and the specific steps are as follows:

Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, select the (hard disk/partition backup) option in the main interface (backup) function column. This option can back up the data of the entire hard disk or partition. If you only need to back up individual important data, you can also use the (file backup) function.

Step 2: Next, switch to (Partition Backup) in (Source File (Device)) and select the hard disk partition to be backed up, and select the location to store the backup data in (Destination).

Step 3: In (Task Scheduler), you can set the daily/weekly/monthly regular backup and the time to automatically start the backup.

Step 4: In (Backup Scheme)-(Scheme Type), you can choose a suitable backup scheme according to your personal needs. Renee Becca has 5 backup schemes to choose from, namely version chain mode, single version mode, overall mode, incremental mode and diff mode.

Step 5: Finally, click the (Backup Now) button to start executing the partition backup command according to your settings.

2. Use the Windows backup function to back up hard disk partitions

The Windows system has its own backup function, which can also be used to back up hard disk partitions and some system data. The following are the specific steps.

Step 1: Start the computer, click the (Start) menu, select (Settings)-(Update and Security)-(Backup), and then click (Go to “Backup and Restore” (Windows 7)).

Step 2: Click the (Set Up Backup) button to start setting up Windows Backup.

Step 3: Choose where you want to save the backup, it is recommended to choose an external hard drive, and then click (Next).

Step 4: On the “What content do you want to backup” interface, you can select the (Let me choose) option and click (Next), then you can select the hard disk partition to be backed up.

Step 5: Select the hard disk partition to be backed up, and you can also check the option below (including drive System (C:), (D:), Windows recovery environment system image (S)), after checking, you can back up the selected hard disk partition and additionally create a system image. Then click (Next).

Step 6: Confirm the location of the backup and the content of the backup, and also set or change the automatic backup plan, and then click (Save Settings and Run Backup) to start the process of partition backup.