I am supposing this will not work - simply using dd to copy the booted disk /dev/sda for example to a file on an external hard drive. This would not be a good back as too many system file would be missed. right?

  • WasPentaliveOP
    2•9 months ago

    OH - what about one of the many bootable install ISOs and Ventoy?

    • @Oisteink
      2•9 months ago

      You can boot off usb stick. Or grab a copy of clonezilla and boot off that memory stick with all the tools you’d want for drive or partition copy/restore

      • piefedderatedd
        3•8 months ago

        Indeed. Clonezilla is cool but comes with a considerable learning curve and lots of text to read. Rescuezilla, based on Clonezilla, is easier.

        • Old_Geezer
          1•7 months ago

          thanks for this, hadn’t heard of Rescuezilla before. I’ll have to take it for a spin.