How to backup data

[CorruptedBloby]

I just put a hard drive in my pc and I wanna pack up my PC to it so I can update the BIOS safer, but I don't know how. Once I update, im just gonna use it as more storage. Help?

[Radium_Angel]

4 minutes ago, CorruptedBloby_Owen said:

I just put a hard drive in my pc and I wanna pack up my PC to it so I can update the BIOS safer, but I don't know how. Once I update, im just gonna use it as more storage. Help?

Windows has a perfectly useful backup program built-in.

 

If you want to make an exact clone of your drive, that's a different story.

 

[Radium_Angel]

https://www.ubackup.com/free-backup-software.html

 

Helps if I add the program, doesn't it?

[birdflyer]

5 minutes ago, CorruptedBloby_Owen said:

I just put a hard drive in my pc and I wanna pack up my PC to it so I can update the BIOS safer, but I don't know how. Once I update, im just gonna use it as more storage. Help?

This is another great piece of software https://www.aomeitech.com/aomei-backupper.html

 

 

[Archer42]

And another one... https://www.veeam.com/windows-endpoint-server-backup-free.html?ad=in-text-link

 

That said if you want full image of your system drive you might want something different, running from bootable media, like clonezilla.

[CorruptedBloby]

10 minutes ago, Archer42 said:

And another one... https://www.veeam.com/windows-endpoint-server-backup-free.html?ad=in-text-link

 

That said if you want full image of your system drive you might want something different, running from bootable media, like clonezilla.

 

21 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Windows has a perfectly useful backup program built-in.

 

If you want to make an exact clone of your drive, that's a different story.

 

 

19 minutes ago, birdflyer said:

This is another great piece of software https://www.aomeitech.com/aomei-backupper.html

 

 

If im gonna update my BIOS, what type of backup should I do? one in windows or one in bootable?

 

[Radium_Angel]

11 minutes ago, CorruptedBloby_Owen said:

 

 

If im gonna update my BIOS, what type of backup should I do? one in windows or one in bootable?

 

If you are really worried about things, simply pull the drive out of your system and update via USB.

Otherwise, clone the drive (easiest) and call it good to go.

[CorruptedBloby]

6 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

If you are really worried about things, simply pull the drive out of your system and update via USB.

Otherwise, clone the drive (easiest) and call it good to go.

I did not know I could update if I pulled out my drive, that might be easier. Ill see which one will be easier, and go ahead with that. Thank you all so much!

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, CorruptedBloby_Owen said:

I did not know I could update if I pulled out my drive, that might be easier. Ill see which one will be easier, and go ahead with that. Thank you all so much!

All depends on your mobo, some will update from USB stick, others require a windows file to be executed.

You'd have to read your mobo manual to determine which version you can do