I’ve been thinking about moving over to linux for a long time but I’ve been too scared for this very reason. Do you know what it was that specifically caused that to happen so it can be a preventetitive tale for others?
my number 1 tip for you is to try to open the files within the backup, right before you click on the shiny “install system” button in the live iso. besides that, use checksums. i used rsync to backup files onto an external drive and the idiot i am did not use the -v flag, which would’ve verified each file after copying.
and no, i do not know why the files corrupted, but i do know how to check now
Drives are cheap nowadays. Get a 2nd drive (nvme or ssd, you probably have space) and install Linux to that drive and keep windows on its drive. No cross contamination, no dual boot, just pick a boot disk with the bios. Simple as.
I’ve been thinking about moving over to linux for a long time but I’ve been too scared for this very reason. Do you know what it was that specifically caused that to happen so it can be a preventetitive tale for others?
my number 1 tip for you is to try to open the files within the backup, right before you click on the shiny “install system” button in the live iso. besides that, use checksums. i used rsync to backup files onto an external drive and the idiot i am did not use the -v flag, which would’ve verified each file after copying.
and no, i do not know why the files corrupted, but i do know how to check now
Drives are cheap nowadays. Get a 2nd drive (nvme or ssd, you probably have space) and install Linux to that drive and keep windows on its drive. No cross contamination, no dual boot, just pick a boot disk with the bios. Simple as.
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