cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/40885318
I’m going to switch from Windows 11 to Linux soon but first I wish to backup every every data and config files I can in my current Windows installation, even those that wouldn’t natively work in Linux. I know the \Users folder is important to back up, but I don’t know what other directories I am missing.
You can use some program like macrium or whatever to make a complete compressed image of your windows drive on some other device and then pick through it when you’re ready.
That requires that you have some device with as much storage as is used on your windows drive(s).
Dd if=your_windows_drive | tar lvqf some_output_file.tar.bz