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KGIII, your suggestion about "luckyBackup" really helped. Instead of getting bogged down with the format of the rsync command, this tool just generates it for you. Cool! It really helped me, and I was able to copy the generated rsync options into my scripts. I had to change the labels on the USB...

KGIII, that is a very interesting approach to backups, and I will check it out. Thanks for that, looks like it would solve my problem. But back to the original problem. I think we need to wrap that up, just because. I found the problem. Still short of a solution, however. Here is the problem...

KGill, thanks for your reply. So, do you think I could execute the backup to BOTH USBs at the same time, with the same command? Perhaps you could give me an example.

I am trying to use rsync to make a copy of all the changed files on the laptop's hard drive, and back up those changed files onto two separate USB drives. I use two identical scripts to do this. The 1st script works just fine on the 1st USB. The 2nd script, identical to the 1st except for the...

I am creating a multiboot USB to contain 10 to 15 Linux distros I would like to try, before installing. I have looked at a number of websites and tried their suggestions. My USB does boot to a menu, and some of the options do work. Others do not. I have looked at Ventoy, Multiboot, and a few...

I have kissed Windows goodbye. You may find remnants of it here and there, but I don't miss it at all. I have had some problems getting things printed. I can't get either antiX or SparkyLinux to print wirelessly. I had to go to my wife's Windows computer yesterday to get some stuff printed...

And a picture of my current Boot screen. It will be awhile before I can get back to this. But I wanted to post the current situation for you boys. Thanks! Later.

Here is the GParted screen (attached).

Thanks captain and wizard for working with me on this. I am honored to be working with you guys. wizard, here's the output you requested. neon@neon:~$ sudo dmidecode -t 0 # dmidecode 3.1 Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs. SMBIOS 2.7 present. Wrong DMI structures length: 2488 bytes announced...

And your suggestion saved my butt, captain. Thanks so much! I was able to restore the crucial file I was working on. Now I can get on with my life.

I did a big boo-boo with dd. Yep. I had my backup USB inserted, and I was going to install the Debian iso on it. So I hit enter, then I realized what I had done. Well, I thought I might as well try out Debian on the live USB I just created. I tried it and liked it. But then I had to undo what I...

captain, I have been trying to understand rEFInd, and booting with a live USB. Do you put rEFInd and the Linux iso on the same USB, or do you have to separate them? I guess I'm confused about the physical method used. If you could explain that to me, it would be very helpful. Thanks.

Thanks, captain, I looked at your refind posts. I'll take care of this later today. wizard, I will truly miss your absence. I might take the plunge without you and do some serious partition magic while you're gone. I can always undo. I'm not afraid to do what sp331yi suggested (see post #73)...

Yeah, I just did a dd command from the terminal window, and that didn't seem to be an option, specifying the partition table type. Should I have used GParted for that?

captain, I selected KDE Neon as the distro to put on the USB. Puppy Linux was not one that supported Secure Boot, according to the links you gave me. Once again, the only way I can boot into a USB live distro is to have CSM Boot enabled. When I set the BIOS to UEFI, it just brings up a menu of...

So I'm thinking that perhaps we have enough information now to make the adjustments necessary to my laptop. To summarize what I think needs to happen: 1) sp331yi suggested that I need to move the partitions around and clean things up. Maybe that could be done first? That would leave me with a...

captain, thanks for explaining that I'm still actually booting in UEFI, even though it says CSM. I had to laugh at your comment about borrowing the wife's laptop. You're right! You can never win that one, and something goes wrong, I'm cooked. So, you can burn an Windows iso and boot directly...

I have just about given up on Windows, as it seems that about twice a year Microsoft comes out with a major update. They're probably saying, "Yeah, might as well resintall Grub, just to make sure all is well." And that's what messes up my Linux partitions. I hate that! It causes me endless...

captain, I pasted the code you posted into a command window, and this is what I got: len@len-satellitee45ta:~$ [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] && echo "efi boot" || echo "legacy"] efi boot len@len-satellitee45ta:~$ So, according to this, I'm booting efi, right? Seems weird, because I have to have...

I leave my laptop running all night, on the settings you guys have provided, so that I don't have to enter it all and reboot. However, the laptop froze up overnight, so I had to reboot and enter all that grub stuff again. I had a little trouble, because hd0 has now changed to hd1 ! That caused...