I am posting this in the Install/Boot/Login forum because I think it is apropos:
Especially for those newcomers who are installing openSUSE for the first time, or who have recently installed it for the first time, I recommend installing this package and creating each of the backups mentioned (see the package page that this page links to):
I can imagine how valuable this may turn out to be.
"Factory Recovery" for openSUSE](http://lizards.opensuse.org/2014/06/12/factory-restore-system-rescue/)