Before you continue, boot into a live Linux from CD or DVD and backup your Debian.
As root cd /mountpoint/of/debian tar czf /mountpoint/for/backup/debian_backup.bak.tar.gz * If the root directory should contain .dot_files tar czf /mountpoint/for/backup/partition/debian_backup.bak.tar.gz * .dot_file_a .dot_file_n >From time to time check sudo smartctl -a /dev/sd? Replace the ? with the drive letter. After you heard the click noise, take a look, if there e.g. were spin downs and spin ups. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1382294110.705.186.camel@archlinux
