(*please* do *not* cc me on list-mail) On Sat, 08 Sep 2001 00:43:36 PDT, Alvin Oga writes: >havent had any problems using linux to backup windoze boxes... Think disaster recovery, think windos nt: I surely *don´t* want to have to re-install the OS, the applications, make 100k settings and then restore the data-files. That would take ages. >( even if they had illegal linux filename chars that is allowed in windows > >windoze files names like: > "Tom's special excel spread sheet" That wouldn´t be a problem with dd ;-) >dd is NOT reliable...if the original disks has a bad block at 12345 on the >master disk... >and if the backup disk has a bad block at 24680 than your backup copy >will be missing some data at 24680 that was valid on the original disks > - yeah..with todays disks... it might not be a problem... > but you will find the problem when its not an acceptable backup > solution for the one tidbit of data you couldnt afford to lose Jup, as I said. For data-files that´s feasable, but not for backing up the entire system. What I normally do is back up the whole system with dd, say, once per month, and the data-files once per week. Besides, rebooting is a Good Thing with windos boxen. Also, don´t forget to keep some older backups, JIC. cheers, &rw -- -- A classic is something that everyone wants -- to have read and nobody wants to read. -- Mark Twain ----
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