{"id":1770746,"date":"2021-10-05T14:35:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2022-07-28T13:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T13:17:08","slug":"windows-11-backup-how-to-back-up-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/windows-11-backup-how-to-back-up-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 Backup: How to Back Up Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Backing up your files and folders from your computer\u2019s primary hard drive to another source like an external hard drive or the cloud is something you should do on a regular basis. There are different types of backups you can perform on a Windows 11 computer. In this article, we\u2019ll talk about how to perform and recover them. Follow the sections below to get started.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"#Ways-to-back-up-Windows-11\"><strong>Ways to back up Windows 11<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#Image-backup\"><strong>Image backup<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#File-backup\"><strong>File backup<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-back-up-Windows-11\"><strong>How to back up Windows 11<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#Image-backup\"><strong>Image backup<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#File-backup\"><strong>File backup<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#How-to-recover-Windows-11-backups\"><strong>How to recover a Windows 11 backup<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#Recovering-image-backups\"><strong>Recovering image backups<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"#Recovering-file-backups\">Recovering file backups<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"Ways-to-back-up-Windows-11\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Ways to back up Windows 11<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>There are two different types of backups on Windows 11: image backups and file backups. Image backups are for backing up your entire hard drive. File backups are for saving individual files and folders. Before we show you how to perform these backups, let\u2019s explain what each type of backup does.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"Image-backup\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Image backup<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color: #f2f1f0;\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>You cannot transfer image backups to another computer since your Windows key is tied to the original computer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When performing an image backup on Windows 11, an .ISO file is created for every file, folder, and all software (including your Windows settings) and sent to another storage device. As the name implies, the image backup feature takes a snapshot of everything on your selected hard drive, packs it into one file, then sends it to another location.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"File-backup\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">File backup<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A file backup is pretty self-explanatory. Instead of backing up your entire system all at once, you select those files and folders you wish to back up. File backups do not include Windows settings, however. If you need to recover from a file backup and your system crashes, or if a hard drive begins to fail, then you may need to reinstall Windows.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"Back-up-to-an-external-storage-device\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Back up to an external storage device<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>While you can back up to an internal hard drive, we strongly recommend backing up to an external device, such as an external hard drive, or upload everything to the cloud. This will make your life much easier, particularly if you have to transfer files to and from separate computers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We also recommend following the \u201cRule of Three\u201d (sometimes referred to as the 3-2-1 Rule), which means you make <strong>three <\/strong>copies of your files, back up <strong>two <\/strong>copies to separate external mediums (hard drive, cloud),and then take <strong>one <\/strong>copy offsite.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\r\n<div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2020\/04\/File-Management-for-Music-Production-featured-image.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\r\n<div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\">\r\n<p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color: #fff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/file-management-for-music-production\/\">File Management for Music Production<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color: #fff; border: none;\">Learn more about effective file management for music production.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\r\n<div class=\"relatedcontent_block\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/04\/Windows-HD-Hero.png'); background-size: cover; background-position: center;\">\r\n<div class=\"relatedcontent_overlay_content\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"relatedcontent-text relatedcontent_content\">\r\n<p class=\"relatedcontent_title\" style=\"color: #fff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-format-an-external-hard-drive-on-windows-10\/\">How to Format an External Hard Drive on Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"relatedcontent_subhead\" style=\"color: #fff; border: none;\">Learn more about the details on how to format an external hard drive on Windows!<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"How-to-back-up-Windows-11\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to back up Windows 11<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now that you know the types of backups you can perform, you can now make an informed decision about which will best suit your needs. No matter which backup you choose to perform, the process is effortless. Keep this tab open and follow these steps to back up your data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"Image-backup\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Image backup<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You\u2019ll perform image backups within the Control Panel. If you are backing up to an external hard drive, then you\u2019ll need to reformat the hard drive first. Please note that reformatting a drive will erase any existing data on that hard drive, so we recommend transferring any files on that drive to your computer beforehand. Check out our guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-format-an-external-hard-drive-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">how to format a hard drive here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Go to <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, select <strong>Backup and Restore (Windows 7)<\/strong>, then click <strong>Create a system image<\/strong>.\u00a0\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Please note that this will not roll back your system to Windows 7!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>In the next window, choose the location you want the image backup to be sent to, then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select any drives you wish to back up, then click <strong>Next<\/strong> to begin the backup process.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/Image-backup-window.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"628\" height=\"585\" class=\"wp-image-1770748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/Image-backup-window.jpg\" alt=\"Image backup window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/Image-backup-window.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/Image-backup-window-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Image backup window<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"File-backup\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">File backup<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>File backups are great for when you just need to back up content such as DAW projects, photos, videos, or any other important data. Before performing a file backup, make sure that your hard drive is in the correct file format!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"Manually-transfer\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Manually transfer<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Manually transferring files and folders is probably the most common way to back up your Windows 11 files and folders. This is an excellent way to back up a few files or folders. If you plan to move a large amount of data, then this isn\u2019t the best method, as transferring larger files will take quite some time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Connect an external hard drive to your computer, the double-click the <strong>This PC <\/strong>icon on your desktop.<\/li>\r\n<li>Locate and double-click your external hard drive within the \u201cDevices and drives\u201d section to open it.<\/li>\r\n<li>While leaving that window open, use <strong>Ctrl+N <\/strong>to open a new File Explorer window.<\/li>\r\n<li>Navigate to the file or folder location in the new File Explorer window.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select all of the files or folders you wish to back up, then use <strong>Ctrl+C <\/strong>to copy them to your clipboard.<\/li>\r\n<li>In the external hard drive\u2019s File Explorer window you opened, use <strong>Ctrl+V <\/strong>to paste the files or folders.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"File-History\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">File History<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The File History feature is a great way to back up your data, as Windows 11 will do all of the hard work for you. It works by automatically backing up every folder location you\u2019ve selected regularly. You can change how often your files are saved and the number of saved versions you want to keep. Please note that File History will only back up files and folders located inside <strong>C:\\Users\\&lt;username&gt;<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Click the <strong>Windows <\/strong>icon, then type and select \u201cFile History\u201d.<\/li>\r\n<li>In the window that appears, select the drive you want the files to be saved to, then click <strong>OK<\/strong>. Click <strong>Yes <\/strong>when prompted.<\/li>\r\n<li>If you have performed the File History backup before on the same drive, then you will need to choose <strong>Select an existing backup<\/strong>, as well.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"929\" height=\"652\" class=\"wp-image-1770749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window.jpg\" alt=\"File History window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window.jpg 929w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>File History window<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"OneDrive-cloud\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">OneDrive (cloud)<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Another way to back up your files and folders is by using OneDrive or another cloud-based storage service. In this guide, we will show you how to back up your files and folders using Microsoft\u2019s OneDrive cloud service; if you\u2019re using another service, then please refer to that service manufacturer\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The process is straightforward. All you need to do is locate and select the files or folders you want to back up to OneDrive. Once highlighted, right-click, select <strong>OneDrive<\/strong>, then select <strong>Move to OneDrive<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"875\" height=\"634\" class=\"wp-image-1770750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/OneDrive-backup-window.jpg\" alt=\"OneDrive backup window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/OneDrive-backup-window.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/OneDrive-backup-window-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/OneDrive-backup-window-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Files and folders being synchronized via Microsoft&#8217;s OneDrive<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"How-to-recover-Windows-11-backups\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">How to recover Windows 11 backups<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After you\u2019ve backed up your files, you can recover them at any time. Restoring both image and file backups is pretty straightforward. Depending on how much data you have backed up, it may take some time, so be patient while following these steps to recover your data!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"Recovering-image-backups\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Recovering image backups<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Recovering image backups may take a little bit of time, but it\u2019s a very simple process.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Right-click the <strong>Windows <\/strong>icon, then select <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Scroll down, select <strong>Restore<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Restart now<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Once your computer restarts, click the <strong>Troubleshoot <\/strong>icon, then select <strong>Advanced options<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Click <strong>See more recovery options<\/strong> and then select <strong>System Image Recovery<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Lastly, click <strong>Select a system image<\/strong>, click <strong>Next<\/strong>, and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"Recovering-file-backups\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Recovering file backups<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When recovering file backups, you can do it one of two ways. Depending on how much data you want to recover, one method may be preferable over the other, but both ways are simple.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"Manual-transfer\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Manual transfer<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you\u2019re manually transferring each file one by one, then copy the files from your backup storage media, and paste them to the location where you wish to restore them.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 id=\"File-History\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">File History<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When using the File History feature, follow these steps to restore your data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Launch <strong>Control Panel<\/strong>, select <strong>File History<\/strong>, then click <strong>Restore personal files<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Click the <strong>Left<\/strong> or <strong>Right <\/strong>arrows to scroll through the version history of your files and folders until you see the date of the backup you wish to restore.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select the files and folders you want to restore, then:<\/li>\r\n<li>Left-click the green <strong>refresh<\/strong> button to restore the files to the original location.<\/li>\r\n<li>Right-click the green <strong>refresh <\/strong>button, then select<strong> Restore to<\/strong> to restore it to a new location.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"929\" height=\"652\" class=\"wp-image-1770751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window-1.jpg\" alt=\"File History window\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window-1.jpg 929w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window-1-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2021\/10\/File-History-window-1-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>File History window<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1770846,"template":"","categories":[2,350443],"tags":[56935,67950,345566],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[33542],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Backing up files and folders is vital, so we\u2019ll talk about how to perform and recover backups on your Windows 11 PC in this guide. 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