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Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium

From	micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject	Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium
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Date	2025-02-14 13:18 -0500

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In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:05:13 +0000, Jim the
Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> wrote:

>I'm toying with the notion of creating a Backup using Macrium Reflect 8 
>Free.
>Just suppose my internal hard drive suffers a fault and I need to use my 
>backup created with Macrium to restore it. (Assume that I have created a 
>rescue disc and my backup is on an external HDD)
>Question: if my hard drive is compromised, how would I get to the 
>Macrium file to start the rescue process?

I haven't had to do it for this purpose but you can either go into the
BIOS and change the boot order, or you can do a one-time change of the
boot-order (hoping you will only have to do this 1 or 2 times) so that
it boots from the external drive.
  How to get into the BIOS or the one-time Boot Order varies from brand
to brand.  For a Dell it is usually or always F2 and F12.  For all
brands, you have to press the right key repeatedly during the boot
process to interrupt booting and display the BIOS (Basic Input-Output
Something) values.   Some of them are interesting and not confusing.
OTOH Eufi versus the other one, I never understood.  
  AFAIC, there is no problem permanently making boot from USB/external
drive permanently the first boot choice, because 99% of the time there
will be no such thing plugged in, and it will go to the second choice. I
guess that might take a second or so.   OTOH, when my PC had a DVD
drive, I did occasionally leave Hirens Repair whatever or a win10
install DVD in the drive and it would start to run that. It could happen
with a bootable flashdrive too, or a clone, but it hasn't happened to
me, except with a DVD.  

Also beware that there is a difference, iirc, between a backup and a
clone. I think mere backups are not bootable.  Macrium will make either
one, but you have to choose before it starts. 

Finally, remember, there are no such things as stupid questions.  Only
stupid people.   

Just kidding.

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Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-14 18:05 +0000
  Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-14 13:18 -0500
  Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-14 13:34 -0500
    Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-15 09:56 +0000
      Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-15 05:43 -0500
        Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-15 11:51 +0000
          Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-15 07:07 -0500
      Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-02-15 11:46 +0000
        Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-16 16:00 +0000
          Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-17 00:14 +0000
            Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-02-16 23:36 -0600
              Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-02-17 12:38 +0000
              Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-17 15:03 -0500
            Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-17 15:27 +0000
              Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-17 16:09 +0000
                Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-17 18:41 +0000
                Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-18 15:36 +0000
                Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-18 18:25 +0000
      Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-15 09:44 -0500
        Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-16 00:53 +0000
          Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-15 23:38 -0500
      Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-15 09:52 -0500
        Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-16 15:36 +0000
        Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Ed Cryer <ed@somewhere.in.the.uk> - 2025-02-16 16:48 +0000
          Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-16 12:39 -0500
          Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-17 00:17 +0000
            Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium wasbit <wasbit@nowhere.com> - 2025-02-17 09:45 +0000
  Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-14 18:55 +0000
    Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-14 17:34 -0500
  Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-02-14 20:57 +0100
    Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Jim the Geordie <jim@jimXscott.co.uk> - 2025-02-15 00:37 +0000
      Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2025-02-15 03:41 +0000
        Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-15 03:34 -0500
  Re: Another dumb question? Re Macrium Hello There <hello.there@user.com> - 2025-02-16 17:52 +0000

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