Add warning to Backup section when using a USB LiveOS

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Add warning to Backup section when using a USB LiveOS #176

Closed 05nelsonm closed 4 years ago

05nelsonm commented 4 years ago

Executing the command sudo dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdb bs=4M status=progress targeted the LiveUSB OS of Tails that I was using, requiring me to restart everything from scratch.

apiraino commented 4 years ago

Well, that section mentions "Attach another external storage device and check its label" (emphasys mine).

I assume you're suggesting the warning is not prominent enough?

05nelsonm commented 4 years ago

For sure. It was definitely my bad for moving too quickly.

Yes, a more prominent warning would be beneficial to prevent wiping the wrong USB (in my case, the one that was running Tails).