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
    2013-08-28T06:38:31+00:00

    Thanks for reply , will get back when attempted and succeeded or failed.

    Regards.

    shivj

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-08-28T07:04:21+00:00

    Tried and this is response from command prompt :-

    The recovery image cannot be written

    Error code 0x8007010b

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-28T07:18:03+00:00

    the correct line is "createimage" and when entered correct line warnings appeared and stated that creating a custom image can only be used on Refresh not Reset .

    Regards

    Shivj

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-12-19T13:12:24+00:00

    I appreciate your reply but I have 64gb flash drive and my system image is only approx. 16gb ,as I knew before getting that size flash drive.

    Is it possible to place the flash drive as part of home network and then proceed to backup to that location.

    Hi there!

    I have Windows 7 freshly installed on my machine and I decided to install all the program that I need,

    then create a system image.

    I bought the same type of USB stick, but from different supplier...the 2 of 64GB and 1 of 128GB.

    The System image at the point I attempt to create is DECLARED from Windows 42GB.

    I format the 64GB USB stick prior attempting creating the image with Windows,

    and Windows does not recognize this a valid device(corrupt message).

    I was very frustrated then I tried to use the 128 GB. Same process...

    Windows recognize them as proper and created the image.

    However at this point I wanted also tried to use it.

    Separate, I created a DVD for the startup that work correctly.

    At the point of RESTORiNG the image from USB, Windows cannot recognize the USB connected to the machine as lack of drivers.

    Then I used the Dos prompt to install the driver...I made prior two different DVD...1DVD with the exact .inf .dll  than WiN7 is using when running, 1 with setup file from internet executable to install the driver.

    Both ways has been a failure...no probs now...but when recover image will be necessary what I will do?

    Been trough the old MSCDEX cd driver and SATA driver dedicated installation by myself...here a new problem harder then previous

    It is possible that with weekly update Microsoft cannot sort this so simple things in 2013?

    Technically a HARD DRiVE is not safer than USB pen properly stored

    DIRECT QUESTiON: How to install the usb driver installed to recover system image ?

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-01-26T15:32:45+00:00

    Try this:

    • create a directory on your USB drive
    • right-click the directory and choose "Share with", "Specific people"
    • choose yourself from the list of users and click Share and Done
    • in the "Create System Image" menu choose "On a network location"
    • now enter the URL for your share (\your-computer\sharename)
    • enter your username and password and click OK

    Good luck.

    /Claus

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