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On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:10:10 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > I always boot system rescue and dd the entries drive to somewhere |
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> > safe. That way I restore the original setup in the case of a warranty |
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> > claim - unless the failure is that bad that I can't boot or access |
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> > the disk. |
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> a) The drive is one terabyte in size. |
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Most of is empty, the drives always compress to a lot less. |
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> b) Yes, Mr. Dell Support, I bought the machine 6 months ago and I've |
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> been websurfing, Youtubing, etc ever since. And Windows Home has not |
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> forced an update all that time. |
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That would be difficult but no evidence of any evil doing, such as |
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installing Linux. However, I'm more concerned about an earlier failure, |
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if it lasts six months it should last six years. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature. |
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