Create a system image

This is the error i get, I have a 2 tb drive, (windows fresh install) and a 2 tb backup drive, completely formatted and empty. the 2nd drive was formatted full size,  scroll over to see the 3 photos which show drives copied, it says only 33 gb was necessary,
adn i have 2 tb and have tried over 10 times with same error, i had photos but it said my account isnt verified

You are trying to create a system image backup with the built in Windows backup?
It sounds ok that a backup of a fresehed installed windows 8 takes about 33gb nothing to worry about.

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  • Cannot Create a System Image

    I am attempting to create a system image of my c:\ (Windows 7 Professional RTM) drive to a network drive. I keep getting the following message when the process completes:
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    User:          SYSTEM
    Computer:      gateway_laptop
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    <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
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        <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Backup" Guid="{1DB28F2E-8F80-4027-8C5A-A11F7F10F62D}" />
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        <Data Name="BackupState">14</Data>
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        <Data Name="BackupPreviousState">11</Data>
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    Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Backup
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        <Data Name="VolumeFriendlyName">C:</Data>
        <Data Name="BackupSourceNumUnreadableBytes">512</Data>
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