Re: Cloning a disk: partclone?

[DdB <debianlist@potentially-spam.de-bruyn.de>]

Am 19.01.2023 um 19:49 schrieb Tom Browder:
> On my main PC, I would like to clone my boot drive onto another disk for
> 2 reasons:
> 
> 1. Use a larger disk for the main drive
> 2. Create an emergency recovery disk
> 
> A new Debian package to me is "partclone". Questions:
> 
> + Can that be used for both purposes?
> 
> + Can it do a complete clone on an active disk? Or do I need a live CD
> or USB stick?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Tom
When i set up a similar job on my neighbor's home comp, i chose
http://www.fsarchiver.org/
Straightforward, yet flexible, can deal with resizing partition(s) and
such. I use it from a live DVD, that is available thru grub menu, no
media involved.