dtrx is the way to do it. It’s short for “do the right extraction”, and it just works.

Also, all you have to remember for tar is “-xtract -zee -vucking -files” (extract the fucking files, but first letters only)

Clonezilla is the answer. It has all the options, and just works right the first time

The SSD memory cell failure mode is to retain the last written contents, so I actually don’t think I agree. In the SMART diagnostics, it shows how many of these bad cells are present, which is a reasonable indicator of impending failure from age

Ah yes, inovation. And by innovation, I mean buying the entire manufacuring capability so your competitors can’t use it

SSDs are way more reliable than spinning disks, especially in a laptop that gets banged around. HDDs win in only one category: capacity per price.