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Originally Posted by NSILMike
Actually, no. There is a lot you could lose if your disk died beyond PortableApps and data folders. Setting up a new disk can be intense and if you are missing or can no longer get certain updates, etc. you can be blocked.
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That's why I said it depends.
For me personally, there's nothing mission critical on my home PCs so I don't need a system image. If I ever experience a motherboard failure, all I need after a fresh Windows install is to install Microsoft Office (plus a few other programs), restore my PortableApps backup, install Dropbox and I'm up and running. No complicated dev environment or tweaks. No games, even.
Mind, I have a copy of app installers, software license/registration/activation codes and Windows updates (wsusupdate) on the NAS.