FWIW, disk/partition image backups have, along with Windows, & PC/laptop hardware, come a long way. Today a disk / partition image backup takes less time than backing up individual files & folders, because you're copying the raw data stored on the hard disk/SSD, rather than performing data compression on each file, then copying it, and the speed is dependent on the drive speed rather than CPU horsepower. A file backup *used* to have an advantage when you wanted just one or a few files stored in that backup, but most every image backup app today stores their archives on a VHD [Virtual Hard Disk] that can be mounted and accessed just like any other drive using File Explorer.

"For anyone who uses their computer for anything but email and game-playing, data backups are essential. The wise run them daily."

It's more efficient & less hassle to simply sync the folders with whatever data with an external drive &/or the cloud. Windows can do this using OneDrive, there are all sorts of syncing apps for services like Google's cloud drive & DropBox, and/or Windows can sync your choice of folders to a drive connected via USB, all pretty much instantaneously.

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