On 10/20/07, Jonathan Dieter <jdieter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I have just bought a new hard disk. Could someone please tell me how > > > > can I create a clone of my F7 partition in the new hard disk? > > > > > > Other people have suggested using dd. > > > I strongly advise against this. > > > I would use "cp -a" or rsync. > > > > > > I think the word "clone" is slightly misleading. > > > Presumably you want a copy which works in the same way as the original. > > > For that it is better to use "cp -a", and give the partition a new label, > > > with e2label, to avoid confusion. > > > > With the command > > > > cp -a /dev/sdd1 /dev/sda1 > > > > ? > > > > Paul > > > > Uh, not quite. You want to: > > 1. Create a partition on the new hard drive (run "parted /dev/sda", and > then 'h' for more details). Make sure this partition is larger than > the space you used on the old one. > 2. run "mkdir /tmp/sda1; mkdir /tmp/sdd1" > 3. run "mount /dev/sda1 /tmp/sda1; mount /dev/sdd1 /tmp/sdd1" > 4. run "cp -a /tmp/sda1/* /tmp/sdd1" > 5. run "umount /tmp/sda1 /tmp/sdd1" > > Beyond that, we really need to know what exactly you're wanting to do > with this system. I made the assumption early on that you were wanting > to move your system to a larger hard drive, but that doesn't necessarily > seem to be the case. > > I'm afraid I'm going to be away from my computer for the next fourteen > hours or so, so if you still need help, others will have to give it. > Good luck, Thanks! What filesystem should I choose for my new partition? Paul
