There's is one practice that I have not seen discussed here.
with HDs being so relatively inexpensive, [at least in the US] I suggest [GHOSTING or IMAGING], copying the ENTIRE master hard drive to a second HD. I first did that some 8-10 years ago.
CompUSA has a 500 GIG Hd for $60.00 this week. A 1T is about $100.
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