An image backup takes a lot of place and a lot of time, if there's a lot of data to backup.
Alternatives are:
- incremental backup by adding the changes since the last time to an existing image. Some backup programs offer that option
- file backup: make an image once in a while, and between images only copy your own changed and new files to another place
- manually copy your most important documents and pictures to another place (like the cloud) and don't backup all those downloaded movies
What would you prefer?
I have windows 10, I have backed up twice and have lost two thirds of my 1 TB hard drive. surely you don't have to back up every thing every month, it took 5 hours, surely you can, just have the major things backed up. sorry I am fairly new to computers, and can someone explain how to do it
Brian

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