On 21.06.11 17:56, Jack Coats wrote: > Actually, if you can afford another disk drive, put in a new drive, > install on it. Then install your old drive as a 'second' drive, and > copy your config files over.
+1 Around here, every PC is permanently equipped with two hard drives. I then just use rsync to mirror anything that doesn't come with the distro or from apt-get. To be able to say to myself "Yes, it _is_ backed up.", the script then runs "diff -qr" to check every byte backed up. Another script backs up to flash sticks, of which I use 4, so I can go back as far as a month, a week at the time, if needed. Now a hard drive can curl up its toes, and I keep truckin'. [1] The whole PC can go west, and I'm only set back a few days. It is my belief that data which exists in only one place actually exists only in our imagination. Erik [1] The second drive retains the previous OS version, so that moving to each new release is toe-dipping, rather than a dive off the deep end. -- Real Men don't make backups. They upload it via ftp and let the world mirror it. - Linus Torvalds ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Data protection magic? Nope - It's vRanger. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users