Disk Image Application
Hi,
Pls suggest me a very "simple" CD / USB bootable based software which can create an image of my HDD (FC9) -- ONLY USED SECTORS. I use Acronis for creating a windows image. Its a very simple and easy software. Just insert Acronis bootable CD/USB, select Windows partitions or FULL HDD, click next-next-next and it will create a .tib file for you where ever you want. Is there a similar tool for Linux too ?? (Acronis for Linux is damn expensive.) I have read about `dd` / PartImage / `cat`, but they seem complicated to me. A very simple application will be of great help. I am using g4l, but it does a sector-by-sector copy HDD to HDD. I have only used 24GB of my 160 GB disc. Hence a sector-by-sector image is not a good option. I just want a directly restorable image file of the used sectors. I hope I have been able to explain well. I look forward to suggestions from members. Thx Vai |
Partimage Live CD or Clonezilla Live CD would be my choices.
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CloneZilla is wat you need.
Works very good, even with Windows partitions and disks. http://www.clonezilla.org/ |
@farslayer, @vanstra,
Thx for your inputs. I am looking at CloneZilla and I believe this is indeed what I need. Just some quick questions pls: Does CloneZilla detect a USB pendrive to backup the image ? I would like to save the Device Image to a locally connected 16GB pen drive. Then I can connect the same pen drive to another PC and restore it there. "device-image" means the image of the whole HDD right? Is it sector-by-sector or only the data with compressions ? I have a 160 GB SATA with 24 GB of data only Thx for your help! Vai |
Clonezilla does all that and more.
Disk, partition, Data only, bit-for-bit. a whole variety of cloning methods. Should be able to clone to a USB drive, Network share, or another Hard drive. More options than you can shake a stick at. Here is the step-by-step on making a backup of a 40 GB hard drive onto an external USB drive http://goinglinux.com/articles/ClonezillaLive.html |
Excellent step-by-step instructions!
I will try this tomorrow and post my experience. Thx again. Vai |
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