[Discuss] Knoppix to the rescue

[pw]

John Blomfield wrote:
>
> Another thought, why not use rsync for you backups instead of dd, it 
> allows you to do incrementally backups, synchronize your files and back 
> up over your network (assuming you have your laptop and desktop on a 
> home network). I think it could be a little safer and more secure than 
> dd.

I think Murray is also using dd to backup his windows partition.
It's an elegant solution to a cross operating system problem
so long as your able to retain 2 or 3 historical drive images
just in case you happen to dd a bad one.

Peter