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Re: [PLUG] Using DD to backup main disk when PC running
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Luckily I do the copy (backup) overnight, so the file system stays the
same (no use made of it).
On 13 Mar 2001 13:44:42 -0500, gabriel rosenkoetter wrote:
> 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.
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regs
rupert
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