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A Windows program wouldn't recognise Linux filesystems and *might* decide that these are empty partitions which can be largely ignored in an attempt to speed up the disk copy.
A Windows program wouldn't recognise Linux filesystems and *might* decide that these are empty partitions which can be largely ignored in an attempt to speed up the disk copy.
A linux program wouldn't try to do this.
Not true of Macrium Reflect and not true of most other well-written Windows partitioning/cloning software.
A Linux program could well have been written by an amateur who didn't know what he was doing, whereas the Windows program would be more likely to be written by a professional and checked by other people since it would likely be a commercial product.
A Linux program could well have been written by an amateur who didn't know what he was doing, whereas the Windows program would be more likely to be written by a professional and checked by other people since it would likely be a commercial product.
Rubbish, if you don't mind me saying so. In reality, there is only well-written software and not well-written software. Both of these exist for Linux and Windows.
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