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Originally Posted by Reece
WOW!! I'm starting to hate Microsoft!! The usb option seems the best for now so I might opt for that using good quality sticks.
Does anyone know if and how to backup a usb stick including "boot sector/partition" ? I always used Ghost in the past, will that work with usb sticks?  |
Don't know, sorry. However, you may want to consider to backup only your work data files, pics, savegames etc, not the complete installation, since constructing a bootable Linux USB stick is easy, and if you do it new in case you need to, you then can use the latest Linux version available, also benefit from new Kernel releases within said versions. I would use the latest available stable Kernel for new installatio,n but I am hesitent to replace old Linux Kernels in an existing installation, this always comes at the risk of something breaking, or software incompatabilties, and if then you do not know how to maintain Linux and operate Terminal very well, you end up reinstalling everything anyway.
Keep it simple.
I als suggest to have all private data saved on external HD or USB sticks anyway, plugging them in also when I work on something. What is not stored on the PC, cannot be retrieved by an invader.
Rewritable DVD maybe also are worth a consideration. I know that years back I stumbled over the possibility to have them set up like a HD, reading and writing to them on the fly, during your work, as if it were a (slower) HD. Maybe somebody recalls the details.