Questions tagged [system-backup]
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SSD Wear Leveling in Unallocated Space
There are many questions related to wear leveling. Seems too many of us cannot wrap our heads around this somewhat new technology since we have been working with mechanical disk drives for so long.
The consensus is free space, i.e., unused space,…
ITPhoenix
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Where does Windows create a system image to?
This may sound stupid, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. If I create a system image in Windows 7 using the control panel tool, and I tell it to create the image in my external HDD, where in the HDD will the image be? Will it change any of the…
Prime624
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Why do a system backup when Time Machine already does it?
According to this question
Does Apple's Time Machine app really copy everthing
Time Machine can do a full system restore as long as you have the original OS dvd.
With this in mind, is there any point to doing a full system backup (see here) using…
andy
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Should System and Data backups be approached separately on Macs
There's a lot of talk generally about backing up, and a lot of confusion around System and Data backups.
I'd like these questions to be considered in the context of Mac only, so any advice on tool would be great.
I myself am confused about what…
andy
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Backup linux system skipping particular folders and files
I have install a lubuntu system fully functional in my sister's laptop.
Now, I want to take a backup of system without specific files and folders like "~/movies" "~/music" etc because I backup these files in other place, live.
Clonezilla does not…
Chameleon
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