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How to Create and Restore Disk Backups With dd and rsync
Back up a Linux disk with the right tool: dd for a full image, rsync for files, compression, verification, and a restore test to run before you need it.
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Back up a Linux disk with the right tool: dd for a full image, rsync for files, compression, verification, and a restore test to run before you need it.

Use dd on Linux to copy disks and make images safely: block size, status=progress, conv options, verifying the copy, and the mistakes that destroy data.