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Would it be better to p2v or make an image of my pc (win 8.1) for backup purposes? I put a lot of time into configuring my computer and it would take a long time to reconfigure everything (computer settings, apps, etc,) if the hard drive ever crashed. <br />
I do have hyper-v in my environment if that helps at all. <br />
Thanks.
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Would it be better to p2v or make an image of my pc (win 8.1) for backup purposes? I put a lot of time into configuring my computer and it would take a long time to reconfigure everything (computer settings, apps, etc,) if the hard drive ever crashed. 
I do have hyper-v in my environment if that helps at all. 
Thanks.

p2v or image

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Storage Software

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.

Storage Hardware

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