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If I do the former, then I need a new disk for the computer if I were to sell it or otherwise keep it functional, don't I? And disks, especially these days, are not cheap. Plus it doesn't make much (financial) sense to keep the standard disk just for archival purposes. You are also missing an major upgrade scenario - shall I buy a new disk each time I do an upgrade?