banking on external drive
1.I used mimi-partition wizard to set up a linux partition next to win8.1
2. Then I used it to make the external HD bootable.
3. I set the cmos to read read the dvd player first.
4. Then I installed mint to the ext. hard-drive. Choose other and find the drive. Set the boot to the / . Linux will set up a dual boot situtation.
5. Reboot the computer with the installation disk but this time choose other and select the internal drive. Set the boot to / on the internal drive.
Linux will rewrite the grub and make a triple boot.
When the computer is restarted you can choose the three systems. If you unplug the external drive the grub will search for it - when it asks you what to do key "s" for skip. You can use this external drive for sensitive computing and keep it in the firesafe. Keep our passwords on a flashdrive in the safe also. Cut and paste. I use the internal HD OS for email and browsing. I use the external for finance exclusively but no email.
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