• deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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    10 hours ago

    IMHO there is no point backing up an OS drive, just rebuild it*.

    Data is the important thing to back up because you usually can’t regenerate it.

    * the corollary here is that you’ve backed up the configuration required to rebuild the OS.

    • CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social
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      10 hours ago

      I wouldn’t, I keep all of my data separate from my OS drive entirely so I can reformat or install a new OS whenever I feel like… nasty old habit from bootleg windows 7 well beyond its age, when reformatting every 6 months was good hygiene, before I found Linux… but gave me great data management insight.