jordi laforge wrote: > Can I use dd to backup a live os? > I'd like to just plug in a usb drive and dd the whole drive(MBR too) off > to it. > Can that be done?...probably not...?! > > You can back it up, it's just that restoring might be an issue. ;) Seriously, dd should only be used on unmounted partitions. -- -Eric 'shubes'