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Re: [PLUG] Using DD to backup main disk when PC running
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On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 01:00:30PM -0500, Rupert Heesom wrote:
> Is DD likely to mess up the source file system at all (seeing as it's
> mounted).
The concern isn't about dd (or dump, or tar) damaging the file
system it reads from, the concern is that it will write an
inconsistent file system because the source file system will have
changed during the time it took to create the copy.
~ g r @ eclipsed.net
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