How to backup GPT disk and partition?

GPT provides a more flexible mechanism for partitioning disks than the older Master Boot Record (MBR) partitioning scheme that has been common to PCs. It has following advantages:

  • GPT disks can grow to a very large size. The number of partitions on a GPT disk is not constrained by temporary schemes such as container partitions as defined by the MBR Extended Boot Record (EBR).
  • The GPT disk partition format is well defined and fully self-identifying. GPT disks use primary and backup partition tables for redundancy and CRC32 fields for improved partition data structure integrity. The GPT partition format uses version number and size fields for future expansion.
  • Each GPT partition has a unique identification GUID and a partition content type, so no coordination is necessary to prevent partition identifier collision. Each GPT partition has a 36-character Unicode name, which means that any software can present a human-readable name for the partition without any additional understanding of the partition.

EaseUS Todo Backup supports GPT disk partition backup and recovery.

How to backup GPT disk and partition with Windows backup software?

1. Launch EaseUS Todo Backup, click Data backup (File, Disk/Partition).

Disk and Partition Backup

2. Enter Plan name and Description for your backup.

EaseUS Todo Backup File Backup for Task/Plan Name

3. Click Disk/Partition, select partitions on GPT disk or whole GPT disk to backup, the selected disks or partitions will be marked as yellow. Tick off Sector by sector backup if necessary.

Select system partition

4. Click the horizontal column Destination to select backup storage location.

Select GPT Backup Destination

5. Tick off the options to Check backup image integrity after backup. Turn on I will preserve image files, and input days to preserve images or the number of last backup files you want to preserve.
What's more, you can choose to preserve the first image.

If you want to modify the selected disks and partitions, click the horizontal column Source to switch window.

Set Days Preserve Backup

6. Set backup schedule for your backups. Click Turn on and pop up the Schedule window. Set schedule to backup disks and partitions later, daily, weekly, monthly or upon event. Click OK to apply the schedule, click Do not schedule to cancel plans.

Note: enter account and password with Administrator privilege to make the schedule take effect.

Set Schedule for Disk Partition Backup

7. Click Backup options and pop up the following window, set backup compression, password, splitting etc. Click OK to apply the settings, click Reset to initial settings to disable the settings.

Set Backup Options

8. Click Proceed to perform GPT backup.

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