From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 11/03/2025 11:16 pm, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   It's been a while, Carlos, but, when I installed MGA-6, I would have   
   installed MGA-6 and then done the complete back-up then, starting from   
   the ISO disk.   
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