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dd_rescue is said to be more flexible, wiht compression, and with possibility of finer badblocks analysis than dd.
Is that hence possible and/or better than dd ?
I recommend using partimage. It parses the file system on the partition you are backing up and skips over empty space. It is much faster than dd and it has been in use for quite a while. I personally have been using it for backing up and restoring hard drives and partitions for over 18 months.
I recommend using partimage. It parses the file system on the partition you are backing up and skips over empty space. It is much faster than dd and it has been in use for quite a while. I personally have been using it for backing up and restoring hard drives and partitions for over 18 months.
The prob. is that partimage do not handle NTFS
(except Experimental)
I have been using the "experimental" NTFS support for over 18 months without a single problem. I backup and restore NTFS partitions using partimage on a daily basis as part of my job.
I think it is safe to use the "experimental" support now. They probably just have not got around to updating their web page, which is very typical for open source projects.
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