Re: [MBZ] OT Q for computer guys

2014-03-04 Thread Curt Raymond
4 Mar 2014 16:02:49 -0600 From: Randy Bennell To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] OT Q for computer guys Message-ID: <53164d89.4020...@bennell.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed My computer guy told me a while back that he would make me a usb stickĀ 

Re: [MBZ] OT Q for computer guys

2014-03-04 Thread Rich Thomas
I think you can put some sort of Unix flavor on the stick and boot from it, then use the file utility to just "Copy C -> D" or whatever, which should move everything over and make an image of C at whatever time you do it. You could try Ubuntu, which is a fully-featured OS and not wildly differ

[MBZ] OT Q for computer guys

2014-03-04 Thread Randy Bennell
My computer guy told me a while back that he would make me a usb stick with the necessary files on to permit me to boot the computer and then to use it to copy the whole hard drive onto a portable drive so that it would be available as a backup to restore the computer in the event of trouble. U