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D. Both, C. BulkaLinux for Small Business Ownershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8264-9_8

8. Preparing for the Switch

David Both1   and Cyndi Bulka1
(1)
Raleigh, NC, USA
 

Objectives

In this chapter, you will

  • Locate the data you have that needs to be moved from Windows to Linux

  • Determine how much data needs to be backed up

  • Prepare a USB device for the backup

  • Back up your data on a separate USB storage device from the one on which you installed the Xfce spin of Fedora

Introduction

You have made your decision to switch, and this chapter helps you prepare for the installation of Fedora. It is almost completely about identification of files and documents that need to ...

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