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| ====== Options when Installed on a USB Drive ====== | ====== Options when Installed on a USB Drive ====== | ||
| - | When Tiny Core is installed on a USB drive, backup is designed to minimize the amount of writing to the USB drive, which results in the USB drive lasting longer. This also applies when solid state memory is used in a computer instead of a hard drive. | + | When Tinycore |
| - | When Tiny Core is run without persistent home, and a file is saved, it is saved to RAM. It is only written to the USB drive, when backup is run, normally when shutting down Tiny Core. | + | When Tinycore |
| - | The more you have in backup, the longer it will take to start up and shut down Tiny Core. | + | The more you have in backup, the longer it will take to start up and shut down Tinycore. |
| ==== Persistent opt ==== | ==== Persistent opt ==== | ||
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| To set up persistent opt, edit the bootloader configuration file, adding persistent opt. | To set up persistent opt, edit the bootloader configuration file, adding persistent opt. | ||
| - | If you have installed | + | If you have installed |
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| Use the UUID number for your USB drive. | Use the UUID number for your USB drive. | ||
| - | If you have not installed | + | If you have not installed |
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| After setting up persistent opt, edit / | After setting up persistent opt, edit / | ||
| - | ==== Persistent | + | ==== Persistent |
| Is it a good idea to have persistent home on a USB drive? | Is it a good idea to have persistent home on a USB drive? | ||
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| It depends on how you use the USB drive. For example: | It depends on how you use the USB drive. For example: | ||
| - | If you run Tiny Core from a USB drive, and normally change a lot of files when using it, it may be better to backup the home directory. | + | If you run Tinycore |
| If you use the USB drive as a repair and rescue tool, and don't change many files when using it, it may be better to use persistent home. | If you use the USB drive as a repair and rescue tool, and don't change many files when using it, it may be better to use persistent home. | ||
| - | Ask the question: Is less written to the USB drive by saving files each time they are changed, or by saving everything in backup | + | Ask the question: Is less written to the USB drive by saving files each time they are changed, or by saving everything in backup |
| To set up persistent home, use the UUID, as discussed above. | To set up persistent home, use the UUID, as discussed above. | ||
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| For more information, | For more information, | ||
| - | * [[install_usb_net|Install | + | * [[install_usb|Install |
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| - | * [[install_usb_offline|Install Tiny Core on a USB Drive without Internet]] | + | |
| * [[usb_life|Maximize the life of a USB Drive]] | * [[usb_life|Maximize the life of a USB Drive]] | ||
