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I attempted to backup my main desktop computer with dd last night.

Don't worry, the attempt was successful! I've used dd to backup my computers for years. I've been budget constrained so I didn't have 2 TB of disk available until recently so I've used this machine for a couple of years and have a ton of important stuff on it and didn't have any kind of backup.

It occurred to me after I started the clone that I should have done some kind of file backup prior to kicking off the dd command. I did quadruple check that my "if" and "of" were correct but still...

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Henky!! 8mo ago

Why not use something proper like rescuezila or clonezilla?

BitcoinLizard 8mo ago

I'm pretty sure clonezilla is just doing dd under the covers anyway?

I've used dd since the mid 2000's when only paid products like Acronis existed (or at least Acronis was the only disk copying program I knew about at the time). I guess old habits die hard and dd just works.

Henky!! 8mo ago

Clonezilla is partclone, the main benefit is the compression so you don't waste space on emptyness

kpr797 8mo ago

What advantage does Clonezilla have over something like rsync?

Henky!! 8mo ago

Does rsync use zlib compression, does it restore partition tables and bootloaders? I personally like rsync for syncing between servers but i recently stumbled upon clonezilla when I needed an install iso for my thin client project. It has a feature where it can turn a backup into a bootable iso so that was perfect. It can alsp restore vhd files to real hardware which was also something I needed. For most tasks I prefer rescuezilla since its a GUI for it. But the ability to spawn pxe servers and make isos sets the text based one apart.

kpr797 8mo ago

Being able to backup "partitions and all" sounds handy.

BitcoinLizard 8mo ago

I'll try Clonezilla next time around. Not wasting storage on my NAS for a partially empty drive is compelling.