[14.04 64Bit] - Best Method To Clone A 1TB Hard Drive In Kubuntu?

[Felix Miata]

On 2014-05-01 10:23 (GMT+0200) Ralf Mardorf composed:

> On Thu, 2014-05-01 at 04:07 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:

>> On 2014-05-01 04:00 (GMT-0400) Jesse Palser composed:

>> > Can someone recommend a program to copy HDD with a progress bar?

>> http://partedmagic.com/ (free)

> Parted magic isn't a program, it's a Linux live media that provide
> common tools. The OP asked for a progress bar, when copying a HDD.

I did not notice him mention whether he's trying to copy the HD he's booted from. If 
he is, it, or something like it, is what he needs, not something running from the 
source HD, if in fact he's trying to copy the whole thing rather than unmounted 
partitions.

> If the OP would use a file browser to copy root directories recursive,
> possible for Linux installs, when coping a Linux that doesn't run, by
> another Linux, then there likely would be a progress bar. Assumed the OP
> needs to make a Windows backup, than the OP anyway is lost, since even
> dd'ing a Windows wouldn't support to install it on another machine, only
> restoring to the same machine is possible.

>> http://www.dfsee.com/ (what I use, often)

> I don't know this, but

> "I am a software-engineer with a background in DOS, OS/2
>    and Windows-NT/XP system programming, system integration
>    networking, communications and WEB technology as well as
>    embedded programming on several hardware platforms." -

> http://www.dfsee.com/aboutfsysjvw.php

> is enough for me to avoid it.

Fine for you. I learned it just works over a dozen years ago. And, it works the same 
no matter what I ever boot (binaries for 5 operating systems), at least it did until 
HDs grew beyond 2TB. Since I have no HDs >2TB, it does everything I need, and 
reliably, and without the unwelcome surprises one can encounter when using more than 
one tool to manipulate any given HD's partition tables.

It's author supports it actively, far more than lip service, by providing among other 
things custom recovery scripts to undo various forms of damage caused by unwitting 
users and unruly installation programs.
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