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How to replace Windows with Garuda OS
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I am unsure of what or how many files you need but ever think about using something like a flash drive to save your files to it and then wiping drive? I know sometimes you get so caught up with complex problems that you forget about the simple solutions.
I need basically just my config files since projects are on gitlab. I will probably just zip them all up and store in cloud storage on dropbox and then redownload or try to access the ubuntu home paritition from Garuda if that is possible.
yeah good advice
i'd copy/rsync /home folder to a usb. regularly.
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if you have a lot of symlinks, then make a simple bash script that'll recreate them.
also worth having a bash script that installs all your packages , and makes any config changes (copies edited files ) should you need to start again for any reason.(fire / theft / disk failure).
cloud is ok as a 3rd backup - but i regard it more for portability and remote access than as a primary backup. whoever owns it can go bust, or have downtime, or get hacked etc.