Is it possible to image only a single partition in Windows 7?

Question

I have a fairly good sized Hard Drive (2.5 GB) which I have partitioned into several parts. I want to know if it is possible for me to use Windows Backup in such a way that I am able to image and restore only a single partition, rather than all partitions created by the Windows 7 OS.

Answer 1

You can use the commandline wbadmin to specify what your backing up into the WindowsImageBackup. See: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742083.aspx Specifically, -include : For Windows°7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and later, specifies the comma-delimited list of items to include in the backup. You can include multiple files, folders, or volumes. Volume paths can be specified using volume drive letters, volume mount points, or GUID-based volume names. If you use a GUID-based volume name, it should be terminated with a backslash (). You can use the wildcard character (*) in the file name when specifying a path to a file. Should be used only when the -backupTarget parameter is used.