Hey all, I'm very new to Linux, and with @wizardfromoz, @atanere and @Condobloke's help, so far I have managed to get Linux Mint 18.3 MATE running from a hard drive that Windows rendered useless after an update. So I'm trying to get Linux working "for me" so I can dump Windows completely.
1. I took a system snapshot with Timeshift and configured it to do weekly incremental backups. I would like to learn how to use it to recover my system beforehand, in the event that I do something wrong and need to restore my system. So if there are any tips or tricks that you can share with me, I'm all ears. I have a basic MATE install on one of my HDD's that has nothing else on it, and I know how to wipe the HDD and reinstall Linux if I have to, so I have a nice playground to get dirty in there, with no worries about killing any data.
2. I'm using a Seagate USB HDD for Timeshift snapshots, but it's a 2 TB drive with nothing else on it, that I would like to use for redundant storage. I've been reading as much as time has allowed, but there is a lot to learn and I would like to get things set up properly to do backups to this HDD and store files that I don't want to lose. So I would like some advise on a backup application and some basic instruction on the proper way to set up directories to store these backups, as well as other files on that HDD. I know Linux does things a little differently than WIndows, so I don't want to mess with my file system until I know what I'm doing. Any help with that would be appreciated.
3. Lastly, I have 3 HDD's attached to my system, but they don't all mount when I boot up. I have a Samsung drive that has Windows on it and files that I need to access in Linux, so how can I tell this drive to automatically mount when I boot up? I have to click on the drive in "File Manager" and then it mounts.
Thanks in advance
Steve
1. I took a system snapshot with Timeshift and configured it to do weekly incremental backups. I would like to learn how to use it to recover my system beforehand, in the event that I do something wrong and need to restore my system. So if there are any tips or tricks that you can share with me, I'm all ears. I have a basic MATE install on one of my HDD's that has nothing else on it, and I know how to wipe the HDD and reinstall Linux if I have to, so I have a nice playground to get dirty in there, with no worries about killing any data.
2. I'm using a Seagate USB HDD for Timeshift snapshots, but it's a 2 TB drive with nothing else on it, that I would like to use for redundant storage. I've been reading as much as time has allowed, but there is a lot to learn and I would like to get things set up properly to do backups to this HDD and store files that I don't want to lose. So I would like some advise on a backup application and some basic instruction on the proper way to set up directories to store these backups, as well as other files on that HDD. I know Linux does things a little differently than WIndows, so I don't want to mess with my file system until I know what I'm doing. Any help with that would be appreciated.
3. Lastly, I have 3 HDD's attached to my system, but they don't all mount when I boot up. I have a Samsung drive that has Windows on it and files that I need to access in Linux, so how can I tell this drive to automatically mount when I boot up? I have to click on the drive in "File Manager" and then it mounts.
Thanks in advance
Steve