I have Zorin Linux installed on my laptop, which is dual booting with Window 10, and it works great, but so far I've not used Linux for much more than web-browsing, so I am not at all familiar with doing things in Linux. I want to backup the Zorin partition(s) to an image file(s) as I do with the Windows partitions, by running a Windows program (say tyhe free version of Hasleo) but I can't tell from Hasleo Backup Suite Free which are the Linux partitions.
Also, I want to post a screen of Hasleo, showing all the drives, so people will know what to advise me to backup,but I don't know how to post a screen grab in this forum, is that possible, please? This text-entry box has a hyper-link feature, but I can't find an upload-file feature.
Also, if I do backup the Zorin Linux parition(s), then does that means that I will have successful backup up the data that causes the laptop, when I hold down [F12] when booting, to bring up the boot menu and have the option:
- Zorin OS
in the menu. For some reason, when I installed Zorin Linux on the laptop, it didn't give me a boot menu from software whenever the laptop is booted or reset, which I thought it would. But I don't mind, because when I boot up and press [F12] then I get the BIOS boot menu, with the 'Zorin OS' listed (and of course if I select it then Zorin boots), and if I just boot or reset the laptop and don't press [F12] then Windows 10 boots up automatically. I like the laptop like this, so I want to back up Zorin as an image, and also back up the boot menu (or rather whatever settings (or hard drive data) make the boot menu work as it does).
Thanks for any replies.
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On Windows OS, drives are assigned a drive letter.
The principle is the same on Linux, however it is a device /dev I.D. (It's a bit more accurate and intuitive) instead.
For example, Windows might call your primary partion C, whereas on Zorin OS, it would be the actual device type, followed by the partition number. Example: /dev/sda2 or /dev/nvme01p2.
Showing a screenshot, we can help you narrow it down.
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How did I miss that? Sorry.
Here is the screen grab.
Hmmm, I see. Hasleo must be a Windows application. It is merely identifying as "other."
Based on what I am seeing, it looks like the Third "Other" option under Disk 1 is your huckleberry.
Are those Checkboxes on the upper right corners?
If you are using "Other" partitions for Zorin there does not seem to be a lot of space allocated.
Might I suggest you create a Ventoy USB thumbdrive and put Rescuezilla on it, booting off that might indicate what each drive holds.
Another option would be to use Timeshift to create a system snapshot, but you would need to create an Ext4 partition on your external drive. The last WD Elements I purchased came with NTFS file format. I shrank the 4 Tb NTFS drive to 2 Tb using Gparted, then created a new 2Tb Ext4 partition.
I am assuming you have paid for one more year of Windows 10 support. What will you do once it expires?
Sorry I've taken so long to reply, real life has been hectic (and much too hot) so I've not gotten round to this yet,
Anyway, thanks for the answers. Aravisian, yes that does look most likely, but I don't see why I would have only allocated 50GB for Linux, I'm sure I would have allocated at least 100 GB, as I did for Windows. I will try Rescuezilla, as Sarfendor437 kindly suggests.
I don't know what Timeshift is (other than a rather good first person shooter on Windows, XBox 360, and PlayStation 3, that to me is rather under-rated) but I'm not keen on changing anything on this laptop, unless necessary, as something can always go wrong with me involved...
I am assuming you have paid for one more year of Windows 10 support. What will you do once it expires
No, the Windows 10 partition is always offline, I use the Linux partition for online things (internet, work reports, etc), and the offline partition just for gaming, because a Windows update once somehow stopped some game mods from working, so I took it offline (just removed the router password from it) and use it like that.
My desktop still uses Windows 10 for 'net access, but I keep meaning to put Zorin linux on there (I hate Windows 11, and won't use any new Microsoft OS again).
