#963 – Don’t Use Windows Built-in Image Backup

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That's the coupon code for the month of May. 20% off all the digital products in my store, including Saved! Backing Up with Macrium Reflect 8 - Online Course. Heck, you can even use it on Patronage if you like.

I'm not saying don't back up!

I'm saying use a better tool to do it.

Microsoft has a long and disappointing history when it comes to backing up. It's always puzzled me, given how critically important backing up is, but ... it is what it is.

The backup program included in Windows is to be avoided, even Microsoft says you should use third party tools. Alrighty, then.

Don't Use Windows Built-in Image Backup has the details.

Also this week

• Online petitions are mostly pointless, and even harmful.
• Deleting cookies is mostly pointless, but benign.
• NAS devices are cool, and a great way to repurpose an older machine.
• Contacts are easy(ish) to transfer between Hotmail/Outlook.com accounts.

As always, links below.

TEH Podcast

All sorts of topics on thie week's episode, including my zippy new internet speed, using commas or periods in numbers, math is hard (particularly if you're an AI, apparently), Google's update to their authenticator app, school laptops wearing out and what might need to be done about it. As always we share what's cool this week, as well as pointing you at a couple of the items we think are paritcularly relevant on our sites.

TEH 190: Zippy internet. ChatGPT can't do math? Authenticators, and broken school laptops.

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Don't Use Windows Built-in Image Backup
It hasn't been supported since Windows 7.

The Windows 7 Backup and Restore tool is still present in Windows 11, but that doesn't mean you should use it.
Read: Don't Use Windows Built-in Image Backup

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

Why Online Petitions are Often (and Still) a Bad Idea You feel like you accomplished something... but did you?
Internet and online petitions seem like a quick and easy way to make a statement. Unfortunately, they're often ineffectual, and at worst, they do harm. Read: Why Online Petitions are Often (and Still) a Bad Idea

Does Deleting Cookies Free Memory? Kind of, but not the memory you really care about.
Deleting cookies will clear up a little disk space, and may or may not free up a small amount of your computer's memory. Read: Does Deleting Cookies Free Memory?

What's a NAS? How Do I Set One Up? Lots of storage attached to your network.
NAS, for Network Attached Storage, is a device that provides shared disk space on your network. You may already have one. Read: What's a NAS? How Do I Set One Up?

How Do I Transfer Hotmail or Outlook.com Contacts to Another Account? It's much easier than it used to be.
It's easy to transfer Outlook.com contacts to other accounts. Read: How Do I Transfer Hotmail or Outlook.com Contacts to Another Account?

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How Do I Transfer Hotmail or Outlook.com Contacts to Another Account? It?s much easier than it used to be. Watch: How Do I Transfer Hotmail or Outlook.com Contacts to Another Account?

Does Deleting Cookies Free Memory? Deleting cookies will clear up a little disk space, and may or may not free up a small amount of your computer's memory. Watch: Does Deleting Cookies Free Memory?

What's a NAS? How Do I Set One Up? NAS, for Network Attached Storage, is a device that provides shared disk space on your network. You may already have one. Watch: What's a NAS? How Do I Set One Up?

Don't Use Windows Built-in Image Backup The Windows 7 Backup and Restore tool is still present in Windows 11, but that doesn't mean you should use it. Watch: Don't Use Windows Built-in Image Backup

Why Online Petitions are Often (and Still) a Bad Idea Internet and online petitions seem like a quick and easy way to make a statement. Unfortunately they're often ineffectual, and at worst they do real harm. Watch: Why Online Petitions are Often (and Still) a Bad Idea

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