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I have d= one that many=20 times using Clonezilla. https://clonezilla.org/clonezilla-live.php[1] On Tuesday, May 23, 2023 6:09:23 PM MST Skyler wrote: > If you declared all your packages in the file that contains your > operating-system definition then you can just save that file and point a > new guix installation towards it to restore your configuration. If you've > run imperative commands (for example, `guix install some-package`) then > you'll need to record those separately, `guix package -I` will list all of > the packages that you've installed imperatively. I'm not sure about other > imperative actions, I'm obsessive about doing things declaratively exactly > because it makes this kind of situation easy to deal with (I have a habit > of bungling up my machines and needing to install them fresh). If you can > share more details about how you have configured your guix system then I > might be able to offer more specific advice. >=20 > Of course, this will do nothing to save your data, if you have data > documents or other files in your home directory that are not system > configuration then those will need to be saved separately in either case. >=20 > Sincerely, > Skyler >=20 > ------- Original Message ------- >=20 > On Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 at 3:50 AM, Gottfried wr= ote: > > Hi, > >=20 > > I have on one harddisk Guix installed, > > on a second harddisk GNUinOS. > >=20 > > I want to reinstall GNUinOS > >=20 > > and may be later on the same harddisk, > > on which Guix resides, reduce the size of the harddisk > > and install Trisquel on a second partition on it. > >=20 > > To be on the save side > > I would like to copy... my Guix to a separate harddisk > > in order not to loose it. > >=20 > > So that I can in the worst case replace it/I don=E2=80=99t know what to= call it > >=20 > > What are the options. > >=20 > > I was reading the cookbook, but the procedure is not clear to me. > >=20 > > What are the commands to copy/replicate my Guix System installation > > to an external harddisk (via USB connected) and later in case > > recopy it. > >=20 > >=20 > > Kind regards > >=20 --nextPart3713658.5tXRv2Ogei Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. 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