Performing a System Backup to a Smaller Drive
We normally recommend performing a full system backup to a hard drive that is the same size as your computer’s hard drive. Or even to a larger backup hard drive.
However, we are aware that the backup needs for every user are unique. Some users might be adapting to solid state drive (SSD) technology. Most of the users that are seeking to upgrade to an SSD will be migrating their data from a larger HDD to a smaller SSD.
BounceBack Ultimate 14 is ready to assist these users by including a file exclusion utility that allows users to manually exclude files that they do not want to copy to their SSD while retaining the operating system and programs.
The file exclusion utility will appear when you attempt to perform a backup to a drive that will not be able hold the entire used disk space found on your computer’s hard drive. You will have to exclude data from the backup until the file exclusion utility reports that you have 0 files to exclude. The backup process will resume once you have made the necessary file exclusions.
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