Re: Mac and Xy

["Robert Holmgren" holmgren@xxxxxxxx]

** Reply to message from Harry Binswanger  on
Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:22:28 -0400


> Something about IBM/Lenovo/Thinkpads not
> booting on an Acronis image.

Almost all of my machines are Thinkpads, and I've restored an
Acronis boot image many many times -- including migrating images
of whole hard drives to replacement hard drives. Replaced two
hard drives in the last few months... If the disk geometry
changes, you need to take additional steps, but it isn't that
hard (DiskPatch to the rescue).

External storage is really cheap now. I use an array of 1
terabyte external USB2.0 drives, and schedule complete backups
of all my machines once per week, in the middle of the night.
People who don't back up are crazy. It's not a matter of "if"
but simply "when": some crucial component will give out, and
then you're screwed.

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Robert Holmgren
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