On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 5:24 AM, Mark Wallace <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have just been periodically copying my home folder to a flash drive.  Is
> there a problem coming that I don't know about?
>
>
Not unless you  are as clueless as me, Mark - which I think probably not ;-)

This was kind of both experiment, test and experience on trying to Do The
Right Thing (with maybe minimal tools). I think maybe it achieved what it
set out to do on all counts :-)

Jack


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> On 02/05/2015 02:47 AM, Chris Knadle wrote:
>
>> On 2015-02-04 17:31, Jack Chastain wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks, Chris. Well, I DID test it, by doing it, since I couldnt get a
>>> second fresh system... :-)
>>>
>>> I think I found the issue though. I havent tested this bit yet, but the
>>> basic idea is to know what subdir the system saved to so that you can put
>>> that dir back in after the new load comes up...
>>>
>>> Sigh. Dont get old.
>>>
>>
>> It beats the alternative!  :)
>>
>>   -- Chris
>>
>>
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