13 Feb
2008
13 Feb
'08
11:38 p.m.
Garrick Staples wrote:
I guess this implies that you don't currently have a regular backup system in place?
When you say "load", you mean a giant 'cp'? That technically works, but is not the ideal. When you mount it in the new install, you'll find a bunch of broken uid/gids. Best is an archive format that preserves user and group names (say, tar).
Tar up your existing OS (or the parts that you care about) leaving the tarball on the external drive. After the reinstall, untar on the external drive. Finally, work out a legit backup system in the new OS.
Fantastic. Thanks.