Hi Clive,
> Ralph suggested the following but I'm having problem:
>
> On laptop:
> cd / - gets me up one level to the / area OK.
> sudo tar cvf /home /media/disk/home.tar
>
> Not working - reports :- tar: home: cannot open. Is a directory.
> tar: Error is not recoverable.
Did I suggest that? Sorry, it's very wrong. Order is significant. The
`f' of `cvf' needs the file to be created as the next argument. Try
sudo tar cvf /media/disk/home.tar /home
At the moment, tar is trying to create an output file called /home.
Cheers,
Ralph.
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