To expand upon my previous post:
https://tech.lgbt/@Tourma/114395266121643640

I have another question. What is a good, full image backup that will run on Windows and Debian-based Linux?

My current thought is that I will turn my machine fully into a Linux Mint one with no Dual boot. But. I still want a 100% backup of my current machine in case I fuck things up. Something that I can load and it will fully replace my "C:" / "/sda1" with what is saved.

Like, I install Linux Mint, and something isn't working right. I can boot this software, hit load or install or something, and it will put Windows back on my machine just as it was.

I hope to never need it...but.

#Linux #Windows #LinuxMint #Windows10 #Windows11 #Win10 #Win11 #ComputerBackup #Backup #TechHelp #AskFedi

Dawn Tåke 🌙 :sparkletrans: (@[email protected])

Thinking about having to move to Windows 11 again. On one hand, I'd like a dual boot with Mint. On the other, I'd like to just buy a really fast thumbdrive use this program I've seen than makes a portable Win11 boot and just have Mint on my good PC. The downside I've been thinking of thus far if using the portable is that I wanted to do that *and* minimize the spying Windows can do on me. But thinking atm, if it's only plugged in when I need it, do I give a shit on the few things they're spying on me for? In all likelihood, Steam or EGS already know what I'm doing because those are the few games I have that are Windows-only. Hm. #Windows #Windows11 #Win11 #Linux #LinuxMint #TourmaLinux

LGBTQIA+ and Tech
@Tourma why not just run Mint from a live iso and leave the VM as is?

@Pacers31Colts18
I plan on Mint being my primary OS. I don't like Win11, and rather than fight to turn off all of the tracking, I'm just avoiding it. If I need windows, I can use my work laptop. That said, I would like a backup in case I fuck things up.

In case Mint doesn't have workable drivers or whatever.
(I'm not too worried about this as it was able to PnP my '08 printer whereas I had to hunt down a bootleg driver for Windows because HP scrubbed it from the earth to get people to buy a new, worse printer. But backups put me at more ease.)

@Tourma clonezilla or the gui version Rescuezilla