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DVD, other optical media, or removable media Local hard disk If you store your backup on optical or removable media, you can only recover entire volumes, not applications or individual files. In addition, backing up to media that has less than 1 GB of free space is not supported. If you store your backup on an internal hard disk, you can: • Recover files, folders, applications, and volumes. • Perform system state and operating system recoveries if the backup used contains all the critical volumes. External hard disk However, you cannot perform an operating system recovery if the backup is on the same physical disk as one or more critical volumes. Also, the local disk you choose is dedicated for storing your scheduled backups and is not visible in Windows Explorer. If you store your backup on an external hard disk, you can: • Recover files, folders, applications, and volumes. • Perform system state and operating system recoveries if the backup used contains all the critical volumes. • Easily move backups offsite for disaster protection. If you store your scheduled backups on an external hard disk, the disk is dedicated for storing your backups and is not visible in Windows Explorer. This enables users to move disks offsite for disaster protection and ensure backup integrity. 29