Software to backup an entire partition to a single file?

stpatryck · 11-28-2016, 07:05 AM

Hello All,

Was wondering if there is a software app out there which can backup an entire partition to a single file without having to use the entire partition or drive to create the backup file. I heard Clonezilla can do this but it requires and entire drive to backup the source partition.

schneidz · 11-28-2016, 07:08 AM

rknichols · 11-28-2016, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by stpatryck

I heard Clonezilla can do this but it requires and entire drive to backup the source partition.

Where did you hear that? Clonezilla can do device-to-device or device-to-file.

Habitual · 11-28-2016, 09:06 AM

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/disk_cloning

There is likely "an app" for that, but I wouldn't know nor care what it is.

stpatryck · 11-28-2016, 10:57 AM

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

hazel · 11-28-2016, 11:13 AM

I use fsarchiver.

John VV · 11-28-2016, 11:52 AM

why not use "tar"

jefro · 11-28-2016, 03:23 PM

Clonezilla uses partimage and it could be used alone.

The command tar, dd and cpio will use file by file but anytime you copy a partition you don't really want it mounted.

Tar command with compression has been used forrrrever.

Keith Hedger · 11-28-2016, 07:05 PM

dump/restore available on most systems, archive file can be compressed, individual files can be extracted, its all i use

BW-userx · 11-30-2016, 12:23 PM

i just get another hdd and cpy everything over. but why when there is dropbox?