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| Thread ID: 149445 | 2020-12-22 18:01:00 | Macrium Reflect 7 Backup in 2 parts, both useless. | kiotimak (17660) | Press F1 |
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| 1473944 | 2021-01-03 22:41:00 | Yes you could use a live CD. But a 12-year old Linux may not even run on a modern computer without some driver etc issues and you likely can't install anything because the online repos will be long gone. I would suggest the latest version of Ubuntu or something else that's more user-friendly if you want to try Linux for such tasks. GParted/CloneZilla Live etc are also good. But I usually prefer a full desktop distro where I can install GParted and other tools too. Can be useful to install other things. Even solitaire or sudoku etc so you can amuse yourself while your disk copies ;) If you do go the Linux/dd route, I'd actually recommend ddrescue instead. Not that dd won't work, but ddrescue is designed to recover data too, and it's also great for cloning as you get a progress report, write speed, time etc which dd does not give you except on completion. You also get the ability to stop and resume, provided you use the log/mapfile option. dimitar.me www.gnu.org |
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