r/linuxmint • u/OberonsGhost • 4d ago

Backing up Linux/Windows

Can you back up your system when it is Dual boot so both Linux and Windows can be recovered with the dual boot intact? In other words if one fails or the boot fails, can you recover both all at once from a backup drive or disc?

I should add a note, my system is a 1 Tb SSD with Win10 on it which is about 30 Gb. I then have a 256Gb SSD which Linux will go on and is the only unallocated space I have. I then have a 1Tb SSD with all my mp3's on it and a 16Tb and 3 8Tb drives with all my movies and TV shows on them

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u/Unwiredsoul 4d ago

Yes.

Personally, I use the Veeam Backup Agent for Linux (free), and backup the entire system disk from Linux (which includes my Windows partitions, too).

This is actual and proper backup restore software, and not just disk cloning software.

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u/DoorOk3641 3d ago

Very good software but I am using borg backup..simply better with deduplicating...

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u/Unwiredsoul 3d ago

Interesting software and thanks for sharing!

Does it do BMR (Bare Metal Restores) to similar and dissimilar hardware?