Dirk, On 22/08/14 09:23, Dirk Gently wrote:
Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
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If you're going to dump it to an empty disk, use rsync. This will do several things -- if there are logical block errors on the target disk, the rsync will be more robust. 2: the rsync copy will be fully defragged and spatially compacted (files in the same directory will be together).
dd will be faster, but the copied image will be of lower quality. dd will take about 30% to 50% as much time as the rsync solution, but when your restore your files to the new installation, the rsynced filesystem can be rsynced back to your new system much faster than rsyncing a dd'ed copy.
Thank you. That sort of comparison is one of the things I am looking for. So rsync it is but the cmd to do it and firstly verify the destination is formatted ext3 is my next step. Regards Hylton -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org