XPost: aus.computers   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 12/31/25 3:45 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > 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.   
   Or whatever you are handy with.  I extract them and then handle them   
   afterwards.   
      
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