Re: Windows Partition Cloning under Linux

["David A. Parker" <dparker@utica.edu>]

Adrian Levi wrote:
> 2009/4/21 T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there any good solution to clone Windows Partitions under Linux?
> >
> > Most people would recommend Partimage, but I think it is practically
> > useless since the source/dest partition size has to be exactly the same.
> > http://www.partimage.org/Partimage-
> > FAQ#Can_I_restore_it_to_a_smaller_or_bigger_partition_.3F
> >
> > Please help.
>
> the dd tool will let you create a bitwise replica of any partition.
>
> Adrian

dd will create an image of the partition which will be exactly the same 
size as the original partition (not just the data on the partition). You 
won't be able to put that image on a smaller partition.  You might want 
to look at CloneZilla.

    - Dave

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