{"id":23609,"date":"2022-04-19T17:25:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T16:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=23609"},"modified":"2022-12-27T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T13:36:00","slug":"windows-11-create-full-backup-image-with-minitool-shadowmaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23609\/windows-11-create-full-backup-image-with-minitool-shadowmaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11: Create full backup image with MiniTool ShadowMaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A full system backup with MiniTool ShadowMaker Free software.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A backup is usually missed when it is too late. But it is not very complicated or expensive to create a complete backup of the Windows system. With the free version of the MiniTool ShadowMaker and a USB hard drive, a backup is created within a short time. We create a complete <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/50721\/save-all-images-of-a-word-file-at-the-same-time\/\" title=\"Save all images of a Word file at the same time\">image of the<\/a> system, i.e. data, programs and Windows are completely backed up. 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23609\/windows-11-create-full-backup-image-with-minitool-shadowmaker\/#Instructions\" >Instructions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23609\/windows-11-create-full-backup-image-with-minitool-shadowmaker\/#Run_backup_again\" >Run backup again<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/23609\/windows-11-create-full-backup-image-with-minitool-shadowmaker\/#Restore_individual_files\" >Restore individual files<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video\"><\/span>Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VXMgDDRbZXI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instructions\"><\/span>Instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First we download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minitool.com\/backup\/system-backup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">software<\/a>. The basic version is free, the paid version offers many more features, but for normal backups the free version is enough.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23610\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_1.png 801w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_1-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_1-768x451.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The user interface is kept simple. In the &#8220;Backup&#8221; tab, the most important thing is already selected. On the left we select the source, on the right the backup destination.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23612\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_2.png 900w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_2-768x553.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended to click the source and select unselected partitions if necessary. Then everything will be backed up in the end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23614\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"629\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_3.png 629w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_3-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the destination we can select our USB drive. Of course, other drives can also be selected, e.g. a NAS drive. With &#8220;Backup now&#8221; we are ready to go.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23616\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_4.png 452w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_4-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The backup is now created. Depending on the amount of data and the speed, the process takes some time. A little patience is called for, but the thing also runs smoothly in the background. After completion, the backup is on our USB drive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23618\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"999\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_5.png 999w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_5-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_5-768x267.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Run_backup_again\"><\/span>Run backup again<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The backup should be repeated regularly to ensure that current data is backed up. A backup can be performed again at any time with the settings. In the subitem &#8220;Manage&#8221; we can start the backup.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23620\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1118\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_6.png 1118w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_6-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_6-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_6-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restore_individual_files\"><\/span>Restore individual files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If necessary, we can restore individual files from the backup. In the &#8220;Manage&#8221; item we can mount the <a title=\"iTunes: Find and change backup folder\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/26725\/find-and-change-itunes-backup-location\/\">backup media<\/a> and mount it as a drive in the system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23622\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_7.png 684w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_7-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can specify which drive we want to mount. Bitlocker encrypted drives are also no problem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23624\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_8.png 502w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_8-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the drive is mounted, we can access it with Explorer and copy the data.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23626\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_9.png 500w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/minitool_backup_9-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A full system backup with MiniTool ShadowMaker Free software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1555],"tags":[2082,2083,1558],"class_list":["post-23609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en","tag-backup-en","tag-minitool-en","tag-windows-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}