-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 joe wrote: > . > Darrin Chandler wrote: >> At this point, regardless of whether a drive is bad or not, I think you >> should have a good copy of any important data somewhere else besides >> this computer. That's always good advice, and usually ignored, and >> usually that works out fine. But a LOT has been going on, and weird >> things are happening, and messing around with partitions, etc. If you >> have any data that you can't lose, copy it somewhere else! > > You are so right! But the question is, how best to copy the > crucial data? I normally burn a DVD of my home directory/folder > (about 2.3 Gig) at the first of each month, so my last one is > a month old. So the question now is, can I use KB3 on Knoppix, > to burn a DVD of this directory, and if so what would be the steps > to do that? > > I have been able to copy a few files to a flash stick, but even > doing that has proved to be a bit tricky. > I would recommend (assuming you have another working box to use) that you boot up with a Knoppix disk, then use scp or rsync to push the files over a network connection to another box. At least that is the way that I always do it. Rsync over ssh is my preferred method, if I want to preserve file attributes and such. - -- KevinO -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE0S1lI3MJ/OwKti0RAh0GAJ9S/pCyq299jKrjvGCdXE26OzrtOACcCoSf G5H2HxFyyYXogNJb9wNoi7w= =T2z7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss