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At this point my existing Windows 10 Pro x64 system is working well on my desktop. I use Acronis True Image 2020 Build 25700 to do a full 1.4Tb backup then incremental backups. I backup to a Seagate Backup Plus 4Tb drive via USB. I keep my data on two HDs and the OS and s/w app files on the system HD.

Any new system would have the same OS and HD type as I currently have.

I’d like to do all preparations for the definite occurance of a system failure or OS disk error.

If my OS disk fails, I understand that I should have no issue restoring to the new disk from the Acronis backup without using AUR.

However, if my system fails which would necessitate a new motherboard, then I understand that I would need to use Acronis Universal Restore. I found ‘62970: Acronis True Image 2020: Restoring to dissimilar hardware with Acronis Universal Restore’ at the Acronis knowledge base and studied the points 1 through 6.

I was not clear if there’s anything that I need to do on my current system prior to getting a new system.

For example, should I use AUR by way of preparation for a system failure?

Should I prepare anything else in case my system should fail?

Thank you.

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Tork, a couple of comments on your questions.

1.  With Windows 10, it is less likely that you would need to use AUR when migrating to new hardware due to the much improved hardware handling within the OS.

AUR works with device drivers for the new hardware but difficult to prepare such until you know what the new hardware will be and what drivers it will require, if any?

2.  The only real preparation anyone can do ahead of an actual failure is to keep multiple different backups of everything, i.e. don't rely on just having a single backup image, but keep several generations of images and store backups in different places / on different media.

The reasoning for the second point above is simply that if you suffer from a significant power surge and keep your backup drives connected to your PC, then it is possible that both the PC and the drives could be damaged or rendered unusable.  The same would apply to other natural disasters such as fire or flood.

Thank you, Steve.

1. Since "it is less likely" but not certain, would it be reasonable to backup both by the regular method and also by AUR, just to be sure that Windows 10 can accept one of them? I should note that I build my own hardware system each time the MB fails. At the same time, I replace older components that are at their end-of-life to save having system issues popping up at seriously inconvenient times - you can tell I've been around the block a few times ;)

2. I agree with your good advice here. I backup then disconnect the external device.

 

Tork, AUR is not a backup tool so doesn't provide any means of doing what you ask - it's purpose, when needed, is to act upon an already restored OS installation in identifying where any new device drivers are needed or where generic drivers should be used.

All backups should be created from the regular ATI application or when booted from the normal Acronis Rescue Media.