Imaging to an external drive

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I would like to image my C: drive to my external drive, which has 3
times the

capacity.

Will the typical software allow me to image to a special directory on
the external

drive, or do I have to make a partition on the external drive?

I'm using Vista Home Premium.
 
calstorm said:
I would like to image my C: drive to my external drive, which has 3 times the capacity.
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Will the typical software allow me to image to a special directory on the external drive,
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No, you only need that when you are writing the image to the drive you are imaging.
or do I have to make a partition on the external drive?
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Nope, the imager writes a file on the external drive.
 
I would like to image my C: drive to my external drive, which has 3
times the

capacity.

Will the typical software allow me to image to a special directory on
the external

drive, or do I have to make a partition on the external drive?

I'm using Vista Home Premium.
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If by 'typical software' you mean Vista'a backup program, there is no
system imaging backup capability with your version of Vista. A decent
third-party software tool, such as Acronis True Image Home Edition, will do
what you want i.e. create image backups as files on your external drive.
 
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