You have got me there.ardvark wrote:For myself personally, I prefer having the storage capabilities a hard drive offers. I don't wish to run everything in or from memory.
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Obviously, I needed storage in other places for backing up my files. In order to get that job done, I put the hard drive back into the machine and installed Puppy. Then I rebooted and mounted the USB stick and copied all my files to the hard drive for back up. Then I shut down and removed the hard drive again and go back to work with the USB stick. I back up at least once per week.
I also use Google Drive for backing up files. I've found that Google Drive nor abw. are compatible with Puppy and will not upload to Google Drive. No problem. I just copy and paste all the data from my abw. files into a new document on Google Drive and create a new file with the same title. I think it's a good idea to have files backed up somewhere other than my own hardware.
Though the hard drive may have more speed and more storage capability, using the machine with the hard drive and any other moving parts I can get rid of increases battery life a great deal. It's a great advantage when traveling. I can boot up and get to work on an airplane or in an airport or any other place when I can't find a power outlet to plug into, and last a long while longer than if I were running a hard drive or spinning a CD.
I have to say however that I have been looking into the capabilities of more modern machines. I like the look of some of the Chromebooks, for example. They are much smaller and more capable, the batteries last longer, and they likely outdo these older machines. And there are machines that are even smaller than Chromebooks and still have the full capabilities of a laptop. Pretty amazing stuff coming out these days.
Now, it's my understanding that if I were to get one of these newer 64 bit machines, my Precise Puppy 5.7.1 would not work on it. I would have to switch to the Fat Puppy? I love my system the way it is and want to continue booting and working from the USB stick. If the newer set up would not allow this capability, then I would think twice before doing it.