Sunday, November 22, 2015

windows 10 - Difference Between File History, Backup and Restore, System Image, and System Protection (Restore Points)



I have seen 1 or two answers to this, but none of them have had a comprehensive list of ALL of the backup methods on this list and what each of them is used for and the similarities and differences between all of them. I'm asking for what these things do and why you would use one over the other.



Here's what I've gathered so far.




File History: Saves older copies of files
Backup and Restore: ??
System Image: Complete clone of the hard disk put into a file
System Protection (Restore Points): used to roll back files.


Answer



These feature names itself gives you a hint on their functionality.



File History: It is the complete record of changes made to a file. You can roll back changes and get an older copy of a file.



It is more useful, if your accidently deleted a file or it turned to garbage. You can simple use File History to restore the file.



Backup and Restore: As the name suggests, it is useful to create a system back and restore from a backup already created.




System Image: It is a clone of your C drive in a .vdi (virtual disk file), stored on another drive.



A system image can only be used to reimage the same computer on which it was created.



Tip: You can extract individual files from a System Image by mounting the .vdi with Explorer.



System Restore Point: It is a backup of all your Settings, apps and some other utilities required by Windows.



It is recommended to create a restore point before editing registry, installing a new software, etc.



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