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drive that’s at least the same size as
your internal drive, then creating a full
disk or system backup to it. Free
software such as EaseUS Todo Backup
(www.easeus.com) copies everything on
your computer’s hard drive to a
compressed archive on an external USB
drive. If disaster strikes, you can restore
whatever you like from your backup –
whether that’s a single file or folder, or
the entire hard drive and all its contents.
You still need to create a boot CD or
USB stick to be able to fix any problems
and reinstall your files. Rather than
containing Windows, however, this
would include software for starting the
computer and restoring the backup to
your PC – thus doing away with any
need for a Windows recovery drive.entering sudo ./hamsphere_4.009_
setup. You’ll be asked which directory
you want to install it to. Give it a name,
such as hs4.
When installation is complete,
change to the folder with cd hs4
and run the program with sudo
./hamsphere_4.010 or whatever the
version number is. It uses Java, which
some Linux users don’t have, so you
may need to search for Java and install
it before running HamSphere.
If you’re planning to run a lot of these
kinds of programs, it may be worth
bearing in mind that the process is
much simpler in Windows where you
just click the EXE file to install and run
the software.GENERAL PC
Create a recovery driveQ
I am running the latest version of
Windows 10 and have noticed that it
contains an item called Recovery in the
Control Panel. Clicking this lets me
create a recovery drive, to start the
computer when it won’t start normally.
What are the requirements for this?
Is it a good idea?
Jon Brennan, via emailA
Creating a recovery drive requires
a second drive, such as a USB
memory stick, with at least 16GB of
space. Essentially, it stores a bootable
copy of Windows, but bear in mind that
it does this by wiping the device, so
don’t use one that contains files you
might need. If your PC fails to start from
the hard drive, you can plug in the
recovery drive to launch Windows and
either repair or reinstall it.
While a recovery drive is useful, it is
limited to only fixing Windows – it won’t
replace your software, documents,
music, videos, photos and other files,
so you could potentially lose everything
that’s not backed up elsewhere.
We would advise buying a USB hardQ
Can you tell me
whether your
advice for iPhones
applies to the iPad as
well, or are they
different?
Edward Hogan,
via emailA
The iPhone and iPad used to run
the same operating system but
they’ve recently diverged – iPhones
now run iOS, while iPads run iPadOS.
Apart from a few obvious
differences – such as pen support in
iPadOS – the two operating systems
are still very similar and what is true
for one device is often true for the
other. Many general iPhone tips and
tweaks work equally well on the iPad,
unless they are specifically concernedwith features that are only found on
smartphones.Use iPhone
tips on iPad
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iOS and iPadOS are fundamentally the
same and many tricks work in bothGENERALPC
Fix program-specific sound
problemsQ
I have an intermittent problem with
the sound on my computer. If I run a
music program, the sound plays every
time, but when I visit a website that
includes audio, or video with sound, I
don’t hear anything. Could this be a
problem with an audio driver?
Daniel Stephens, via emailA
It’s a good idea to check the drivers
when problems like this occur but,
before you start searching for and
downloading updates, investigate some
of the more obvious possibilities. Make
sure the volume control isn’t set too low
or switched off by clicking the speakerA Windows recovery drive only saves Windows,
not your files, so a full backup is betterEvery program has its own volume control so make sure
the sound is turned up in the ones you can’t hear