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May 29th, 2023 04:00
What method/software to fully backup factory provided hard disk?
Recently, i wanted to change my HDD to an SSD. I want to backup from the HDD and the restore to the SSD. The backup and restore should include all Dell factory partitions (WinRetools, image etc) and OS. This would also be a good way to keep a copy of the factory-default for future recovery should the HDD/SSD becomes corrupted/unbootable.
I've tried using Win10 OS image backup and also Acronis for WD (sector-by-sector) copy. However, each time after restore, when i hit F12 and try to access DELL Support Assist OS recovery, it will not show the (local) recovery image. Doing the same on the original HDD will show the local recovery image (which i assume "local" is picked up from the HDD image partition). This means that even though the backup and restore was successful, both MS image restore and Acronis image restore was not "successful"(cannot be used after restore).
Anyone knows of a tried and successful method/software that can backup the DELL factory partitions and the OS, and more importantly successfully restore the Dell partitions. (OS backup is not so important since after a successful restore, you can always use the DELL SupportAssist OS recovery to reinstall the OS)
Any suggestion is welcome. A tried and tested solution would be preferable. Thank you in advance.