Another issue: If there's any need to revert the computer to the prior version of Windows, there is limited time to do this. In the upgrade, Windows makes a backup of the prior version that eventually gets wiped out.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/rollback-windows-10-after-30-days With a drive image backup, the needed files for reversion can be restored to allow doing that beyond the time limit. So there are reasons for drive images beyond device failure - "Whatever it takes to get the computer back the way it was." Further info on Parted Magic: it's a Linux live distro, apparently based on Gentoo. It includes lots of software for working with hard drives, including GParted and Gnu ddrescue. -- Karlin High Missouri, USA _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
