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On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:34:46 +0100, Alex Schuster wrote: |
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> And shouldn't dd be a little faster for a full drive because there is no |
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> file system overhead, no seeking operations? |
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Only is the drive is really full, and if it's that full the filesystem |
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will be fragmented horribly and a cloned copy is the last thing you want. |
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If it's not full, dd will be slower in terms of computer time but faster |
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in operator time. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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New sig wanted good price paid. |
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