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| author | nathan <nathansmith@disroot.org> | 2025-06-03 21:20:13 -0600 |
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| committer | nathan <nathansmith@disroot.org> | 2025-06-03 21:20:13 -0600 |
| commit | d676dc1258883a42f43f33fc546030405b9195bd (patch) | |
| tree | 675813d3dbf446424978ab6d6415fbb35b761300 /org | |
| parent | 32f0485da879c86949eafe2683a213bc7bd795b0 (diff) | |
Added system backup steps
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diff --git a/org/ttr.org b/org/ttr.org index b61f78f..e105a28 100644 --- a/org/ttr.org +++ b/org/ttr.org @@ -49,6 +49,23 @@ too hard either.\\ For those who dont know how to find things I personally use [[https://americas.lexar.com/product/lexar-professional-sl600-portable-ssd/][one of these bad boys]]. +* Backing up your system +:PROPERTIES: +:CUSTOM_ID: backup-up-your-system +:END: +Its a good idea to back things up often and sometimes you might want to backup +your entire system. Full system backups can be big but lucky for us linux makes +it easy to make compressed backups. +1. Make a live linux fucking usb. [[https://antixlinux.com][AntiX]] is a great option for your fucking usb. +2. Boot off the fucking usb. +3. Get a disk to put your backup on. A usb drive often isnt enough for full + system backup. Get yourself an external harddrive! +4. Run =lsblk= to find your systems harddrive. *Make sure to use the correct drive.* +5. Run =sudo dd if=/dev/<your harddrive> bs=64k status=progress | gzip -c /PATH/TO/DRIVE/backup.img.gz= +6. Remember: dd stays for /disk destroyer/ because + *if you fuck up it will destroy your disk*. +7. To restore run =gunzip -c /PATH/TO/DRIVE/backup.img.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/<your harddrive> status=progress= + * Password manager :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: passwords |