Back up Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10 to external HDD





.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ margin-bottom:0;
}







0















I am trying to back up an image of my Ubuntu and Windows OS to an external HDD. Right now, my laptop uses a dual boot.



I tried to create an NTFS partition to backup my Windows system and left the remaining memory unallocated.



When I switched to Ubuntu, I tried to use gparted to create another partition, but gparted was unable to read my device and displayed a lot of errors. I couldn't access the device using my filesystem either.



Are partitions unnecessary? Is it possible to save an image of Ubuntu in a format compatible with NTFS?










share|improve this question





























    0















    I am trying to back up an image of my Ubuntu and Windows OS to an external HDD. Right now, my laptop uses a dual boot.



    I tried to create an NTFS partition to backup my Windows system and left the remaining memory unallocated.



    When I switched to Ubuntu, I tried to use gparted to create another partition, but gparted was unable to read my device and displayed a lot of errors. I couldn't access the device using my filesystem either.



    Are partitions unnecessary? Is it possible to save an image of Ubuntu in a format compatible with NTFS?










    share|improve this question

























      0












      0








      0








      I am trying to back up an image of my Ubuntu and Windows OS to an external HDD. Right now, my laptop uses a dual boot.



      I tried to create an NTFS partition to backup my Windows system and left the remaining memory unallocated.



      When I switched to Ubuntu, I tried to use gparted to create another partition, but gparted was unable to read my device and displayed a lot of errors. I couldn't access the device using my filesystem either.



      Are partitions unnecessary? Is it possible to save an image of Ubuntu in a format compatible with NTFS?










      share|improve this question














      I am trying to back up an image of my Ubuntu and Windows OS to an external HDD. Right now, my laptop uses a dual boot.



      I tried to create an NTFS partition to backup my Windows system and left the remaining memory unallocated.



      When I switched to Ubuntu, I tried to use gparted to create another partition, but gparted was unable to read my device and displayed a lot of errors. I couldn't access the device using my filesystem either.



      Are partitions unnecessary? Is it possible to save an image of Ubuntu in a format compatible with NTFS?







      partitioning hard-drive gparted






      share|improve this question













      share|improve this question











      share|improve this question




      share|improve this question










      asked Feb 17 at 23:46









      TemG-kristosTemG-kristos

      11




      11






















          0






          active

          oldest

          votes












          Your Answer








          StackExchange.ready(function() {
          var channelOptions = {
          tags: "".split(" "),
          id: "89"
          };
          initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

          StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
          // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
          if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
          StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
          createEditor();
          });
          }
          else {
          createEditor();
          }
          });

          function createEditor() {
          StackExchange.prepareEditor({
          heartbeatType: 'answer',
          autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
          convertImagesToLinks: true,
          noModals: true,
          showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
          reputationToPostImages: 10,
          bindNavPrevention: true,
          postfix: "",
          imageUploader: {
          brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
          contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
          allowUrls: true
          },
          onDemand: true,
          discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
          ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
          });


          }
          });














          draft saved

          draft discarded


















          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1119090%2fback-up-ubuntu-16-04-and-windows-10-to-external-hdd%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown

























          0






          active

          oldest

          votes








          0






          active

          oldest

          votes









          active

          oldest

          votes






          active

          oldest

          votes
















          draft saved

          draft discarded




















































          Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!


          • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

          But avoid



          • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

          • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


          To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




          draft saved


          draft discarded














          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1119090%2fback-up-ubuntu-16-04-and-windows-10-to-external-hdd%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown





















































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown

































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown







          Popular posts from this blog

          Biblatex bibliography style without URLs when DOI exists (in Overleaf with Zotero bibliography)

          ComboBox Display Member on multiple fields

          Is it possible to collect Nectar points via Trainline?