Per Jessen
I'm helping my neighbour fix his PC, and I want to backup the disk(s) before I re-image it. I've been away from Windows for so long that I forget - is it sufficient to simply rsync everything from NTFS to my backup disk (which won't be using NTFS)?
Many thanks in advance.
I doubt it. You have 2 issues that will likely fail to handle. - ntfs security acls - ntfs junctions Ntfs has acls that don't map cleanly to linux acls. (Does rsync even try to address acls?) As of vista, ms started using junctions to give directories new names, but have them available under the old name. A junction functions much like a symbolic link, but it is different. New PCs ship with junctions in use, so it is not an esoteric concern. Greg -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org