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Old March 9th 18, 03:15 PM posted to alt.windows7.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Ken Blake[_5_]
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Default Explaining the file system hierarchy.

On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 01:25:27 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:


Many people think that having their data on a separate physical drive
removes the need for backup. As far as I'm concerned, they are
completely wrong; regular backup to an external drive should still be
done.

Definitely. I would never suggest otherwise! But just for data, it's
easier to argue it doesn't have to be an image, just some sort of copy
(ideally in a synching manner to make it a _lot_ faster), whereas - for
most of us with only moderate knowledge, anyway - imaging is required
for C:, if restoration of a working system (activation, all registry
settings, all software settings) is being prepared for.




Yes, I just do a simple copy.
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