• panCatE@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I need to move my system to linux , however there is data on my system i need to backup, any way I can do that ?.

    • ZILtoid1991@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      If you have a desktop, buy a second drive. You might even can use your Windows installation for apps with no (good) Linux alternatives.

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        1 year ago

        Ok yeah external hard drive makes sense ! I used windows only for my univ work , they needed Ms office for their reports etc , office 365 basically but since its over now ,I can use the apps I want

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        1 year ago

        Yeah i do need the backup for that purpose , my PC is relatively new it has mostly my univ code and some work docs.!!

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      1 year ago

      External, cloud storage, install Linux on a separate drive and move everything over.

      The world is your oyster, man.

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      External hard drive is probably the cheapest/easiest solution. You can also try a cloud service like dropbox, Google Drive, etc.

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      Use FreeFileSync to make your backups easily without having to copy everything by yourself, thank me later!