Re: Cloning a disk: partclone?

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 1:50 PM Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On my main PC, I would like to clone my boot drive onto another disk for 2 reasons:
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> 1. Use a larger disk for the main drive
> 2. Create an emergency recovery disk
>
> A new Debian package to me is "partclone". Questions:
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> + Can that be used for both purposes?
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> + Can it do a complete clone on an active disk? Or do I need a live CD or USB stick?

I can't speak to partclone. I've never used it.

I would use Clonezilla for the task. I've used Clonezilla a lot in the past.

Jeff