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The least bloated way to backup a partition?

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Mar 15, 2026182 views
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Got 2 partitions, each with it's own Windows install: 'work' and 'experiments'. Now, I want to be able to save the 'experiments' partition state and rollback to that state at some point. This would be done while booted on the 'work' partition. The least bloated (e.g. no Acronis) way to do this?

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You might try using a tool like ghost to make an image backup of the partition. Ghost can save these images as a file which you can keep many versions to provide you the rollback resolution you desire. This is a pay for product... If you want someth…

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