Last week I mentioned that I'd seen an intriguing post on Lifehacker entitled "Copy and Paste your Entire Hard Drive with Two Clicks with GParted." This sounded rather improbable to me, but I wanted to check it out. There was a small problem with doing so, because the link on the Lifehacker site is broken, but I figured out how to fix it and was able to go over to Sourceforge to download the … [Read more...]
FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 03-03-06: Unreliable Backups
Vindication is a bittersweet thing. For years, the Ur-Guru has told me, and I have told clients and readers of this column, that backing up the Windows operating system from within Windows is a Bad Idea. Copying any file while it’s in use makes it more likely the copy will be corrupted in some way, though it usually works all right with ordinary documents and images, at least if you’ve saved any … [Read more...]
FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 5-13-05: Kids, Don't Try This at Home
Last week I was lamenting about not being able to use Ghost 8 anymore. While Ghost 9 worked in my trial backup-and-restore, that didn’t cure me of my case of the sulks, nor of my bafflement as to why Ghost 8 couldn’t see my USB drive—an experience I have had before, on another machine, and which led indirectly to one of the worst computer consulting experiences of my life. The Ur-Guru suggested I … [Read more...]
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