I like clonzilla for base metal backups. very handy with windows based OS's dd i great for anything else. I think clonezilla uses dd under the hood, but i cant remember. On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:22 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > I bought a larger hard drive for my laptop, so I need to clones my existing > drive to the new drive. I have one of those cool usb hardrive caddies for my > new drive, so all I need to do is fire up a live cd and clone the disk. I > know I will have to repartition the new drive once it is cloned to recapture > the new space to the new drive. > > I was wondering if the list has a preference for clonezilla over a plain ol' > dd to clone a drive. > > Thanks! > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss