From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-03-11 11:52, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > Some time ago, I backed up my Laptop's 500GB internal HD to an 2TB   
   > external HD using (I forget) ... It might have been 'dd' but I doubt it.   
   >   
   > However, the 500GB Internals Image took up 500GB on the External (i.e. a   
   > byte-by-byte image, even the empty bytes, apparently!).   
   >   
   > Now, when I look at that External HD using my Win 11 Desk-top, it   
   > doesn't 'see' anything.   
   >   
   > Is this because Linux is at a 'Higher'/'deeper' level than Windows can   
   > 'see'??   
      
   Windows intentionally does not see Linux filesystems. Use Linux.   
      
      
   >   
   > If I back-up this Win-11 Desktop to the same External HD, is there a   
   > possibility that Win-11 will write itself over the Linux Image?? Or is   
   > Win-11 able to detect that there is 'something' there so will go looking   
   > for the next available UNUSED portion of the External HD??   
      
   It is important for us to know what exactly did you use to backup your   
   disk and how. Without that information I can not answer your question.   
      
      
      
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