describes the process of creating an exact copy of a data storage media.
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dd_rescue vs dcfldd vs dd
What are the main differences between dd_rescue, dcfldd, and dd? In what situations would you use one over the other? Why are there three different yet simliar programs?
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What is the easiest way to make a backup of an entire hard disk
I got myself a dell laptop from the local computer store. Its a used machine with Windows Vista Home Basic on it. I want to load Ubuntu Desktop 10.10 though so I can do perl development. BUT I want to ...
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Why does Windows7 create two partitions?
I installed Windows7 Ultimate from scratch, and it warns that it might create a 100MB partition before creating a second one where the real stuff lives. This makes imaging more complicated.
# fdisk ...
