can i create a backup on thumb drive

[shaggy12]

build working but should I create a backup or mirror image? have a usb thumb drive 16 gb otherwise will have to buy something

 

[USAFRet]

Should you? Yes.
Can you on a 16GB drive? How big is the initial install?

And thumb drives aren't the most reliable of things.

 

[shaggy12]

Should you? Yes.
Can you on a 16GB drive? How big is the initial install?

And thumb drives aren't the most reliable of things.

Yeh was 40gb on install. is mirror image better or repair disk?