Start the notebook and hit F7 to get the boot menu. (can be other f key, fo example F10 or F12)

see Boot menu hot key chart for most computers

Select the usb stick with the keyboard arrows up/down and hit enter.

Choose your rescue flavour with arrow down/up and hit enter:

Backup your current installation with redorescue:

Choose redorescue from grubmenu and hit enter.In the redurescue screen hit backup:

Choose your source drive. This should contain your current linux or windows or mac installation:

Redorescue will list all partitions, the must be checked all. Only no need to backup swap partition.

Next select destination drive. This will be the usb drive (in this case samsing). Select the biggest part of the drive:

Select folder: no need to do anything. Hit next

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Name your backup. It's also good to date the backup:

Redorescue will make backup and put it on the external disk:

If there is a second harddisk in your pc, hit start again and also backup this second disk to the external ssd.

Recover backup to computer:

In Grub menu, again choose redorescue.

And hit the restore button:

Select your external ssd biggest space and hit next:

Select your backup (.redo) and hit ok:

You will get this, hit next:

Next select your source drive. This is the disk in your computer, with linux or windows installed.Hit next.

Redo rescue will select all partitions to recover, hit next:

Are you sure? Hit yes.

Redorescue will recover your system. If you had a second disk in your pc, you need to recover this also, or the computer will not start.

Hit start again and recover second disk.

If you want to make backups every month or so, be sure to order the samsung ssd that is big enough.

Regular Linux Mint  21 hardened with:

Encryption:

Choice between full encryption or home dir encryption.

Extra Security Privacy Browsers:

Brave Browser

Tor Browser

Handy scripts:

Script disable/enable webcam & microphone (manual)

DNS-over-HTTPS & DNS-over-TLS surfing

Option: preconfiguration  VPN (example: https://hide.me/en/)

Systemwide blocking sites for example Tiktok: Ubuntushop's siteblocker  +  video

Anonsurf module to set anonymous browsing systemwide. So every browser on your os will use AnonSurfAnonsurf module to set anonymous browsing systemwide.

 More options:

Grub Bootloader password protection script

Bios password protection: user and/or administrator

Disable usb boot and/or usb sticks

Tails Boot option:

Tails is a live operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.Tails OS Update System automatic at every boot.

Tails: Your ISP sees that you are connecting to a TOR node (your input node), but they will not know what actual data is going in and out and they will not know your final destination. They only know the one node with which you are connected. Tails only run in ram. Nothing is stored on disk and everything disappears from the memory as soon as you shut down or restart the computer.

https://www.ubuntushop.be/index.php/tails-boot-option/tails-live-boot-option-ubuntu-linux-mint.html

Kodachi Boot option:

 Linux Kodachi will provide you with a secure, anti-forensic, and anonymous operating system considering all features that a person, who is concerned about privacy and safety, would need to have in order to be secure. Kodachi linux will hide your current location and let you choose where your digital location is.

As soon as Kodachi boots it:

Changes your MAC Address
Establishes a TOR connection through a VPN
Routes all internet traffic through TOR plus VPN with DNS encryption
Regularly changes your MAC Address to avoid detection and tracking

All of the above happens automatically, so you don’t have to do anything. You simply boot up and, once the connection is established, open a browser and start doing whatever it is you want or need to do.

https://www.ubuntushop.be/index.php/tails-boot-option/kodachi-live-boot.html

 Kali Linux live: detect vulnerabilities in networks and authentication protocols in your company or organization yourself

Partedmagic: Partitioning, Cloning, Rescue, and Erasing.Powerful Tools for Home or Office!
Parted Magic is a complete hard disk management solution.

SuperGrubDisk: Boot your Os, even with a broken Uefi.

Redo Rescue is an  live system featuring backup, restore and disaster recovery software.

Plugin your external usb harddrive and backup your computer's harddrive or restore.

LinuxMint Language changer option: for schools, libraries, hotels and public computers.

Website blocker systemwide: