(2019-12-23, 9:05)Ulrich Röder Wrote: * Back up the system (ideally on an SSD) regularly on a fast 64gb USB stick, because this is often forgotten:
SSD hard drives will die without any notice, unlike an HDD.
Which is mostly because the controller has said goodbye.
* As a precaution, 240 GB capacity is recommended, which is justified because the system size grows over time, but also allows other systems to be installed in parallel. (partitioned accordingly)
* On a second SSD (that would be D: /) organize the personal folders and various computer utilities.
* Additional hard disk (E: / ect.) Or more only for data and programs ... also partitioned according to personal needs.
* Even an external hard drive for backup.
(It would be optimal, of course, but costly to set up the whole thing redundantly.)
Might be a bridge too far for your average user
I would recommend to put any files you generate yourself in a single place (e.g my documents or d:\) and just run a rsync like tool now and then to copy it to an external drive
And if you're on Linux, it's really easy to set up RAID1 (md) or use btrfs (better for ssd's) in raid1 mode for your really important stuff.
Still make backups though.