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jraju:
That is a very good tip samson. Will try with the laptop first.
                  Please , say, you have now rescue disk in pdrive  and backup copy of c: and reserved partition in ext hdd with some other contents in separate folders, including the files that came with the ext. hdd.
                 I presume, that if something went wrong, then you connect the hdd to your computer in a port, and allow to boot from pd. Now the Pd opens rescue disk and environment and ask for the file to be selected . Just you select the image file  and you get the contents of c: including all programs in it.including files in my documents folder etc etc.
                        Then once it is copied , the pc works as before the system went wrong and you have all the programs in it including external programs that are in the c: drive
                        Is my presumption is correct?
                         Sorry for asking questions. I want to start the exercise with your able guidance.
                        sometimes, some program copies to both the drive, if you have one other than c:am i correct?
                       

Samson:
The short answer is  "Yes"  :wink:

jraju:
Hi, Thanks samson
                   your view on the last sentence on my last post,
sometimes, some program copies to both the drive, if you have one other than c:am i correct?

Samson:
No, programs should be installed on the same drive or partition as your OS.

jraju:
Hi, Let me put it differently,
                        Some programs, say , microsoft office installs in both the drive , main files in c: and some other files in d: is my presumption correct?

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