On 08/24/2010 08:14 PM, Marek Otahal wrote: > Hi all, > > I use dd command to make an image of entire /dev/sda (160GB) and back up it as > netobook.hdd to an external storage. The disk contains both > encrypted(dmcrypt/luks) and normal linux/win partitions. > > My question is, if my netbook died and I needed to recover from backup, can I > just dd-copy the image to a new larger disk? Does it matter? > > 1/ it will do, but the size will remain 160gb ..is ok. > 2/ will do & possibility to resize partitions later ..even better! :) > > I've searched the net, but I'd like someone to confirm it 100% works (just dd > and reboot). > > Thanks in advance, Marek > Most probably you don't even need to copy the image back to a disk to get the files you need. I don't know about the encrypted(dmcrypt/luks) partitions but the "normal" linux/win partitions can be accessed directly from the image. -- Mauro Santos
