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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Taming The Data Destroyer |
| Date | 2025-11-18 21:40 +0000 |
| Organization | A little, after lunch |
| Message-ID | <10fip3o$1rgr7$2@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 18/11/2025 20:48, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> On Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:55:34 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>> fdisk -l /dev/disk/by-id/$DISKID > $DISKNAME-partition_table_fdisk.out
>>
>> This does display actual sector numbers (along with rounded total
>> sizes), but I don't think this is a useful format for restoration.
>
> In the real world the replacement drive after one has died often
> isn't exactly the same size as the last one so I want to read the
> former partition layout manually then manually create something
> like it on the new drive, but with sizes adjusted to suit.
>
Restore and then use a partition editor to upscale the partitions
>>> dd if=/dev/disk/by-id/$DISKID of=$DISKNAME-mbr count=1
>>
>> This I wouldn't bother with. Why? Because restoring it will wipe out
>> your bootloader.
>
> It should restore your bootloader, although if you've fiddled with
> the partitions on the new drive then that bootloader might not
> work anymore.
>
I usually have restricted size root partition and sometimes a /home and
/var
But those last can be backed up, unmounted, deleted and recreated and
the data restored from the backup...
--
"First, find out who are the people you can not criticise. They are your
oppressors."
- George Orwell
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