Christoph Maier wrote: > On Mon, 2007-11-12 at 10:05 -0800, Gus Wirth wrote: >> Christoph Maier wrote: >> [snip] >> > Another question, better to be asked before upgrading than in the middle >>> of it, after something went crazy: >>> >>> What's the best way to archive an older version installation >>> (in my case Fedora Core 6) >>> with quite a few accumulated bells and whistles, >>> such that I could recover it if I need to? >>> >>> I'm kind of short of disk space to keep the old OS in place until I know >>> the new one works. >> I recommend just buying a new disk to replace the old one and then >> placing the old one in a safe place. I have done that with a laptop >> drive and desktop drives. Given how cheap drives are now you can get >> improved performance, lower power consumption and more storage space for >> a reasonable price. You'll also have an immediately available backup >> that is usable just by popping the drive back in the computer or you can >> stick it in an external USB case to periodically retrieve data or >> examine your changes. I still have a disk sitting around that has Red >> Hat 7 (not Fedora!) on it. >> >> Gus >> > > Not an option with a laptop computer with one 120GB hard drive with > approx 40GB each for Ubuntu, Fedora, and the Evil Empire. >
I don't see a real good answer without spending some money. $100 would get you an external usb-hdd in an enclosure or a swapable laptop hdd Newegg often has specials, with free shipping sometimes. http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=380&name=Laptop-Hard-Drives And likewise on the specials at good-ole frys. Hmmm, maybe you could "borrow" space on somebody else's external storage? (I don't have anything I could offer, sorry.) Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
