From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:54:53 +0100, jjb wrote:   
      
   > On 2025-12-18 00:10, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:36:38 +0100, jjb wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2025-12-17 02:30, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:41:03 -0500, Paul wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Don't forget your imaging-style backup before you begin.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> “Imaging-style” backups are a Windows thing.   
   >>>   
   >>> Absolutely not.  Use Clonezilla to have the option of a bare metal   
   >>> restore if your disk goes south.   
   >>   
   >> No need. File-level copies give you much more flexibility.   
   >   
   > You can (should?) do both.   
      
   Never bothered with image copies. The files are the important thing.   
      
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