I second this, having a spare hard drive in removeable bays is the way to
go....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: poogle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:04 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Backup/Upgrade
>
>
> On Monday 18 June 2001 19:45, you wrote:
> > I hope someone can help me out. I'm thinking of upgrading
> from Mandrake 7.2
> > to 8.0, but I've spent a LOT of time getting my 7.2 system
> to where I want
> > it in terms of networking, file sharing, proxy server, etc.
> I don't want to
> > lose all this for an upgrade to 8.0 , and then end up not
> being able to get
> > the 8.0 system to where my 7.2 system is. What I'm getting
> at is I need to
> > know if there is a reliable backup program for Linux so that I could
> > conceivably re-install 7.2 and be back to where I was.
> Also, what do I
> > backup?
> >
> > Many thanks...
> >
> > Glenn Johnson
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Registered Linux User #175132 <-------- !!!!
> > Powered by Linux Mandrake 7.2!
>
> Just a thought, given the relatively low price of Hard drives
> these days, if
> you want real peace of mind how about a new HD for MD 8.0 and
> keep 7.2
> seperate ? (I use caddies and swap between my live system and
> my "playground"
> if I break my playground it doesn't matter as the live system
> is not even in
> the machine)
> --
>
> Poogle
> Registered Linux user 182657 (added to sig for the benefit of
> those irritated
> by it)
>
