Re: (OT) Windows 10 won't back up to an internal HD?

RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:

My wife's Windows 10 computer (Inspiron, not my choice) came with a 256GB
SSD and a 1TB hard drive. Stupid me, I assumed that Dell would set up it up
so the program data would save on the TB hard drive and the applications
would run from the SSD. Nope. Everything ran on the SSD and all data was
saved there. The hard drive is just a drone, sitting there and doing
nothing. (I just discovered this.)
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So after about three years, her computer slowed way down. I assumed she
needed more memory and bought a 32GB SIM (so she now has 40GBs of RAM).
Still slow. Then I realized that she had filled up her SSD. It actually had
only 25MBs free tonight. It's a wonder it ran at all.
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So I ordered a 1TB SSD, and tonight cloned it in an external enclosure and
installed it. Worked well (the SSD came with Acronis True Disk). I saw that
Acronis had a backup utility as well, so figured I would back up the new SSD
to the practically unused hard drive... and I found out Microsoft doesn't
like backing up to an internal hard drive. Why does it have this limitation?
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For those of you who use Windows, is there any way to make Windows 10 back
up to an internal hard drive? I've seen something about making the internal
drive a "network drive," which seems kind of convoluted. Is there any
application that overrides this (to me) senseless limitation? And why does
Windows 10 have this limitation — is there a logical reason for it?
(Apparently Windows 7 didn't have this limitation.)
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Kind of ranting. Sorry. But I would like to see my wife's internal hard
drive set up for backups — if possible.

Heh, this is some funny shit, he asks a Winblows-problem question,
because it's harder for him to figure out than Linux, which he runs on
his own device.  I don't really have a great answer for him, because I
wouldn't use some automated backup imaging BS, I have an external hard
drive, I copy files to it, and I can copy them back to my machine,
simple.  If necessary, I reinstall the OS from the ground up.  Just
not into this system image scheme.

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Joel W. Crump

Amendment XIV
Section 1.

[...] No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of
life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.

Dobbs rewrites this, it is invalid precedent.  States are
liable for denying needed abortions, e.g. TX.