NorthernJourney.com: Linux for Newbies, pt. 23: Disaster Recovery Tips | Linux Today

NorthernJourney.com: Linux for Newbies, pt. 23: Disaster Recovery Tips

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 19, 2001

[ Thanks to Gene
Wilburn
for this link. ]

This quick guide to disaster recovery offers information on how
to make emergency boot diskettes and how to use them when something
goes terribly wrong.

“No matter which operating system you’re using, at some
point you’ll be faced with an emergency recovery operation. Your
MBR gets overwritten, your hard disk fails, an important file gets
accidentally deleted, your video card gives one last flicker and
dies. No matter the cause, you need some recovery procedures. Here
are a few tips and techniques for some common
mishaps.”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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