[SOLVED] dd vs. e2image

jefro · 02-15-2024, 08:51 PM

I kind of wonder if you could use some simple program to copy file by file? Even Gparted has a copy partition choice.

michaelk · 02-15-2024, 09:01 PM

17179869184 bytes is just the number of bytes transferred. There isn't an amount remaining.

You can use PV with dd to pipe the output to dialog and actually see a progress bar.

rknichols · 02-15-2024, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newbiesforever

Well, I'm now using that status=progress parameter. When dd reports a status such as

Code:

17179869184 bytes (17 GB, 16 GiB) copied, 537 s, 32.0 MB/s

, the status isn't entirely clear. Which GB is the amount of data copied, and which is the amount remaining? I'm guessing the first is the amount copied.

Look at the units. They are both showing the amount transferred, one in GB (1GB = 10^9 = 1000000000), and one in GiB (1GiB = 1024^3 = 2^30 = 1073741824).

Hareade1996 · 02-21-2024, 05:17 AM

The speed of the dd command may vary based on factors such as the speed of the storage device, system resources, and the size of the partition being copied. It's no wonder that dd takes longer than specialized tools like e2image, a small world cup specifically designed for copying partitions.