usb flash drive not a valid backup location for system image

Anonymous
2013-08-14T13:07:06+00:00

OK, Microsoft continuing to confuse me and others it would seem.

Tried to make system image to USB flash drive in Windows 8 and Yes it would not work. It States " the drive is not a valid backup location ".

Yes its formatted to NTFS. and I have read various sites where it gives instructions how and ive read sites and Microsoft who seem to have conflicting statements.

Please can someone HELP all I want to do is go to windows 7 file recovery in windows 8 - press make system image - select usb drive and sit back.

Windows for home | Other | Recovery and backup

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-07-17T02:26:45+00:00

    Claus,

    Finally a solution, and easy to do. It works perfectly! Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-06-30T14:49:03+00:00

    Hi UPSPilot,

    I am new so forgive me if I have done this wrong.

    Your PDF of the solution sounds great for me.

    Please will you send me a copy.

    I would really appreciate it.

    baz_******@Hotmail.co.uk

    Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-05-14T20:44:28+00:00

    That worked, awesome man, ty.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-29T16:01:16+00:00

    My college-age kid has the same problem. I'm getting him to try ubuntu. How to overcome resistance to change?

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-03-15T17:23:15+00:00

    I found a 100% successful solution to weird Windows problems...I switched my entire office to Linux in 2008 and have had ZERO problems. NONE.

    My mothers computer has this invalid drive error message when trying to create a System Image and so I find myself here.

    I think it will be easier to teach mom who's 80 last month to use Linux Ubuntu than to continue to deal with Windows short comings.

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