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On 19/12/10 21:56, bjorn grohmann wrote: > Personally I favour Grant's suggestion of having a large EXT2/3 > formatted external hard-drive partition for the backup data, with a > smaller universally accessible partition (say Fat32) which contains > the file access tools needed by Windows and MAC. > > Bjorn > "He who laughs last probably made a backup" 1. I like the sign off line! From experience in 2003 I appreciate that! 2. I use USB back up discs* pre-formatted for two Windows laptops. Linux is to a USB caddy and old hard disc with FAT 32 *These are ADAPTA splash proof 320GB discs. 3 year use no problems. Both use NTFS filing system to allow large size Win docs. Readable with a USB stick Knoppix on USB bootable computers -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq