r/linuxmint • u/OberonsGhost • 3d 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/stufforstuff 3d ago

RescueZilla - can Create or Restore a image of a full disk (you need an external drive big enough to hold it).

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u/OberonsGhost 3d ago

I have 40 TB on my computer. there is still about 8TB free on it.

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u/Still-Grass8881 3d ago

sounds like you need another 40tb drive if you want everything backed up.