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From: Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] partition-based backup/cloning tool...
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 17:50:49
Message-Id: 4A12F183.4010905@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] partition-based backup/cloning tool... by Dirk Heinrichs
1 Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
2
3 >> is there some software for "live" partition backup/copying/cloning
4 >> with raw/smart copying capabilities, like Acronis TrueImage, Norton
5 >> Ghost or O&O DiskImage in windows-world?
6 >
7 > What's wrong with dd?
8
9 Nothing. But this is what I expect from such a software:
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11 1. backup of partition in use (sync disk, snapshot of partition)
12 2. "smart" copying (only sectors with data)
13 3. automatic partition recovery (including partition-table)
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15 Jarry
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Re: [gentoo-user] partition-based backup/cloning tool... Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>