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Migrate Win7 upgrade from 63 sector to 4096 sector advanced format disk
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Mar 15, 2026503 viewsConfidence Score0%
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If I use the Windows 7 backup on a system that has the 63 sector starting location and restore it to an advanced format 4096 sector system, will the restore create the starting sector at 63 or 4096?
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Fix for: Migrate Win7 upgrade from 63 sector to 4096 sector advanced format disk
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Windows 7's built-in backup tool works with files. Backup sets that it creates are on a file level, not a block level. That tool does not know or care about 512b vs 4K block size drives. If you are restoring to an already properly formatted/aligned …
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