<div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you very much for the ideas. I am not a linux guru and will have to do some research before I try any of them. I am working with a laptop so replacing the hard drive doesn't seem practical. At least I have some time to educate myself.<br>
<br></div>Dan H<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Michael Jarvis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael@jarvis.com" target="_blank">michael@jarvis.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Heh, that's actually not a bad idea, Lee. :-)<br>
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On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 12:52:41PM -0500, Lee Sharp wrote:<br>
> On 08/29/2014 09:40 AM, Dan Healy wrote:<br>
> >I am running Ubuntu 12.04 and am prompted to upgrade to the next LTS<br>
> >each time I upgrade the 12.04 system. I would like to do that. Before<br>
> >I do that I would like to create a CD that would allow me to come back<br>
> >to my current system in the event the new system installation fails.<br>
><br>
> When I am in this situation, I buy a new drive. Since drives ware<br>
> out, this means my data is now on a fresh new drive. I have a full<br>
> backup that is bootable. And I have more space. :) I would buy a<br>
> drive, install 14.04, and copy over the home directory.<br>
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