XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 30/10/2025 18:41, Paul wrote:   
   > On Thu, 10/30/2025 4:25 AM, Jeff Layman wrote:   
   >> On 29/10/2025 12:42, Felix wrote:   
   >>> Felix wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> I have 10 -15 yo PC's here running LM 21.3 no issues   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> p.s. I leave them at 21.3 because someone said 22+ is for newer machines   
   >>   
   >> I have a 12+ years old machine (Clevo P150EM) running 22.2 without problem.   
   >>   
   >   
   > As long as you take a backup first, go ahead and try out an Upgrade.   
      
   No backup.   
      
   Now before you use some language about by background that you might   
   regret, this was a new install on a blank disk. The old spinner 1TB HD   
   with the 21.3 version of LM had died (I had a backup or three...), and I   
   decided to put in a 256GB SSD (SATA) instead and go straight to 22.2. I   
   did wonder if there might be problems with 22.2, but there weren't.   
   There were a few special programs I had on the old desktop that I needed   
   to install (such as qpdfview and XnView MP), and once up and running I   
   used my home directory backup to replace the 22.2 version.   
   > Some people try to run their computer room with just the one   
   > computer, and only a boot drive for company. You should have   
   > at least one external backup drive, for the times when   
   > a safety backup is required. That's how you avoid your setup   
   > getting trashed.   
      
   That's no doubt required for someone who likes to experiment a lot, but   
   although I use Timeshift, it's really just for those occasions where an   
   update goes wrong and it's easy to revert to the stage before the   
   update. Quite honestly, if the laptop got borked so badly it  wouldn't   
   even boot, it would be easier for me to just start from scratch,   
   reinstall Mint and those few special programs, and restore the home   
   directory from its latest backup.   
   > And if you don't have a backup method, what are you waiting for ?   
   > Looks like rain today... naw, I don't need to buy an umbrella,   
   > I will run between the drops instead. Once you lose some materials,   
   > it becomes apparent you really do need backups.   
      
   I've always got grandfather, father, and son backups of my home   
   directory on USB drives.   
      
   --   
   Jeff   
      
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