Bootable C: Windows 11 backup Free/Near free solution

ToneStar · March 26

1. Make an image backup of my C: drive while it is prestine on a fresh install of Windows 11, I have a 2 TB m.2 drive and want to make a clone/image of it that I can store on my 14TB D: drive
2. Use a bootable USB tool and just load that image onto the C drive again from the larger D drive where I save the images to.

I am out of touch with this stuff currently I used to be more in tune with it before UEFI back in the Norton Ghost days using CDs/DVDs to restore your drive. If anyone could recommend a free solution or near free solution for doing this, I don't think the built in windows 1 has quite the capabilities I am looking for.

Kilrah · March 26

Macrium Reflect is great for that, but there isn't a free version anymore.

scruffballz_86 · March 26

make 2 windows 11 setups and have one as the d:/ drive and it should be future proof because the second drive should have the files if the first drive fails on finding the windows files. and the second doesn't need activated. this is the way I setup all my systems !!! plus if you look around you can make your own factory restore point. where no data is lost !!! and you can set this up on another drive/spare out of the machine if need be !!! no one else will tell you this !!!