How to set up a full Windows OS Backup with Duplicati 2.3

[kenkendk]

@HJ_GER

I wonder how to configure it. Is a How-To available?

No how-to just yet.

It works by clicking the “Add local disk” when picking the source:

(You need admin permissions to access the disk this way).

To restore, you need the target disk to be offline (i.e., boot into a live/recovery environment).

@HJ_GER

Maybe it is even a misunderstanding on my end: Is a full physical disk backup (e.g. 2TB including numerous partitions) or - what I would be interested in - a backup of the OS Drive and hidden drive information, enabling us to restore the Windows system drive.

That is exactly what it is: full disk backup, including MBR, partition table, etc.

@f1assistance

Interesting, I’ve not seen this “feature” announcement?

It is prominently mentioned as “Full Disk Backup”:

• Release: 2.3.0.0 (Stable) 2026-04-14
• Duplicati 2.3 (Stable) – Now with SaaS Backups, Multiple Destinations, and major pricing updates!

@f1assistance

I personally leverage Clonezilla as my favorite “partition and disk imaging/cloning program”.

I think that is still the most prominent open-source solution, but IIRC, it requires that the disk is offline when you make a backup?