Re: Back-Up

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Mike Tm wrote:
(...) TweakUI is an excellent choice for this,
OK - have it, but there's nothing on it to indicate how to partition. v
2.10.00

Oh, here I was misleading. TweakUI is not a program to partition, but to
configure Windows. In fact, TweakUI is a GUI to comfortably tweak the
windows registry. For example it lets you shift the directory My Files
from it's default place on C.\ to e.g. D:\. Windows then automatically
looks for that directory on D:\. All the operations could be done
directly in the registry, but its safer, more comfortable and easier to
understand with TweakUI. Even though be careful with it, its possible to
smash your system.

For non-destructive partitioning, however, there seem to be only
commercial programs as far as I know.
I use partition magic, Acronis offers a good partition tool, too.
("non-destructive" means that the program creates and changes the size
of partitions without destroying the data on the partition. To be on the
save side, however, back-up the data before nonetheless.)

Lost me with this last paragraph ... haven't a clue what a "batch script"
is....

Batch means a list of operating system commands, please look it up.
Windows batch files consist exclusively in windows commands. Typed in a
text editor and saved with a .bat extension. Files with the .bat
extension are executable: A double click on its icon, and windows will
execute the commands in it one after the other.
There are tutorials in the internet to write these. The commands are
listed and explained in the windows help.
I probably suggest too much, am I?

To keep it simple for now, use the DVD backing up that you are
comfortable with for the user data. Robocopy and batch can wait :-)

Best
Mike
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