In message , Micky
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Can you eliminate one step if, instead of backing up the C drive, you
clone it. Then there is no need to restore, only to fit the cloned
drive in the place of the original drive.

Yes.

Though you clone it, including bootability in the first place, can 't
you continue to update it as there are changes in the C drive, using
vcopy or Karen's Replicator or xcopy or xxcopy? That won't take away
its bootability, will it?

I need clarification on what you mean by "update". From other posts, you
seem to be using one drive for {OS and programs} and {data}.

Clearly, I would be using compression, but hard drives are so big,
that seems like no problem.

If you use compression, you're not making a clone.
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