Linux can save your data (NewsForge) [LWN.net]

Linux can save your data (NewsForge)

Posted Aug 9, 2004 23:48 UTC (Mon) by kyuso (guest, #23894)
Parent article: Linux can save your data (NewsForge)

One nice thing about linux is that it can read/write many non-linux filesystem partitions without a problem, and be able to have different bootable partitions. This makes it very robust in terms of backing up and restoring any kinds of data in any partition, locally or remotely, flawlessly.

I still cringe at the memory of wasted time back in the days when I had to sit in front of a PC waiting to push buttons every 30 minutes or so whenever I had to re-install everything when it started behaving inconsistently, knowing full well that I will have to go through the same long ritual when it crashes again.

It was a such a shock when I realized what linux can do, and how it can free me from the wasteful ritual.

If you have a newer operating system that doesn't crash that often, but still doesn't have a good recovery mechanism, it's like a time bomb with a very long fuse, ready to go off at the worst time without warning. It had happened once on my laptop, which forced me to again use linux to back up the now 10x bigger system. Now I can sleep sound, although I still shudder with cold sweat whenever I remember the days of the rituals.

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