On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 14:00:11 -0700, David O Hachadorian wrote:
> It's good for the
>soul to start with a fresh HD and a new OS every
>couple of years, anyway.
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Dave has a very good point. It depends partly on your "style" of
computing. If you are a person who rarely installs new (untested)
programs and doesn't tinker with settings, etc, then backing up only My
Documents is probably the better strategy. I, on the other hand, am a
tinkerer and several times have trashed my installation with some
bizarre program or unwise tweaks. For me, it's best to image my drive
before I set off experimenting, and several times it has paid off,
believe me! If things go to heck, in 15 minutes I can have my drive
back, just like the original. A huge time saver.
It all depends.
--
Bill, W6WRT
QSLs via LoTW
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