It's a vhd, you can mount it and browse for files
ClearSign6606
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If you just want a compressed system image, Windows has this functionality built in. Control Panel > Backup & Restore (Windows 7). It's basic but free. It doesn't support versions or multiple images so you have to change folder names if you want to keep more than one image.
For light workloads SSDs are more reliable and long-living than HDDs. They have no moving parts.
Prior to 2011 the trend was for GB/dollar to double very 14 months. (source mkomo.com/cost-per-gigabyte)
Post 2011 the trend is for GB/dollar to double every... 10 years maybe.
The HDD market went to shit due to mergers and price-fixing.
It depends on the POH (power-on hours) more than the actual age