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I cloned my filesystem to another disk, which is smaller than the original drive. so i had to use count= .... to force stop it reading from original drive at ...
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- 08-01-2011 #1Just Joined!
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Using dd count=... recover cloned disk possible?
I cloned my filesystem to another disk, which is smaller than the original drive. so i had to use count= .... to force stop it reading from original drive at a point.
the cloned drive is not readable, any idea?
- 08-01-2011 #2forum.guy
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Hello
It is my understanding that dd can't be used to restore to a smaller drive but can only restore to drives the same size as the original, or larger. Maybe someone will offer up a correction if that's wrong.
I started using FSArchiver because it can easily restore to drivers smaller than the original.
As for any type of "disk recovery", TestDisk is about the best recovery utility that I know of. You can run it from a liveCD and find instructions for using it on their website.oz
- 08-01-2011 #3Linux Guru
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Have you tried running fsck on the cloned data? In any case, using dd to clone a drive to a smaller device is not advisable. Using rsync is a more reliable alternative in such a case.
Sometimes, real fast is almost as good as real time.
Just remember, Semper Gumbi - always be flexible!
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