Create Windows system image w/ incremental backups ?

3mon 6d ago by lemmy.ml/u/tdTrX in datahoarder@lemmy.ml

I want to have windows image but have it saved incrementally Is there a way only backup data created by me so the backup is small, and I pull the windows OS data from ISO.

Nice to only backup "user data"

I'm not the data retention guy where I work, but most backup software supports incremental backups. As far as built in Windows features, I think what you'd be looking at is the shadowcopy feature?

So you want a system image without the system and just the user data.

Then why not just backup the userdata?

You mean userdata folder I assume, there is data every where like program-file, program-data, windows folder it self, windows customization

Would also need a way to restore this data

You want to use the Windows Iso as a Reference? That is like 5 GB of data. Why do you want to have such an incomplete Backup to save just 5 GB?

I am OK with 5GB data tell me how to have incremental backups of the windows image ?

That for example dependa on how you want to do your backups. You could for example run the Windows Backup then feed it into a backup tool lime restic and your done.

I'd use the community version of the Veeam backup agent for Windows.