XPost: aus.computers   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:41:35 -0500, Alan K. wrote:   
      
   > On 12/30/25 11:59 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:31:12 -0500, Alan K. wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> This may sound off beat, but I image my linux partion(s) with   
   >>> Acronis True Image from Windows.   
   >>   
   >> Former Windows users do seem to have this belief that they need to   
   >> “image” their Linux disks for some reason, don’t they.   
   >   
   > I can extract files from an image...   
      
   But if you just copy the files themselves, then there is nothing to   
   “extract”. Just directly access the files you want, using the regular   
   file-access tools.   
      
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