Clonezilla question

[Xen]

Phil schreef op 10-12-2017 9:51:
> On 10/12/17 16:58, Xen wrote:
>> Phil schreef op 09-12-2017 23:56:
>> 
>>> So, how can I clone my laptop's SSD without a second computer?
>> 
>> You can do so from a live run of any Ubuntu DVD.
> 
> That sounds like an interesting idea; I'll give it some thought.
> 
> I don't need a backup, just some way of cloning what I have onto
> another SSD. Windows is the main problem because I don't have an
> installation disk.

I'm not 100% certain CloneZilla works flawlessly with Windows.

By all means, ensure that when you clone Windows, Windows has shut down 
completely first.

Do not backup a "quickboot" 'opened' Windows partition and do not try to 
use ntfsfix to do it regardless. That is all I can say.

I should really contact the CloneZilla people about this but I have 
restored a Windows system and subsequently it failed to persistently (or 
consistently) boot.

Maybe ntfsfix does work, but I can't remember.

So if you do, please ensure you can boot Windows after the "clone" and 
also ensure you can boot it at least 20 times ;-).

Also,

if you clone any LVM physical volumes using Ubuntu 16.04 directly onto 
another disk in the same system (without using an image, and hence with 
both disks connected at the same time) be *very* careful not to activate 
any volume groups, and/or not to run any LVM command while both disks 
are connected (after the clone).

16.10 fixes this, but in 16.04 it is ... tragic.

Windows also may not "like" having 2 disks connected that have the same 
partitions. Always remember to disconnect the clone before rebooting, or 
shutdown ASAP (hard) when you accidentally do boot.

Cloning disks is risky stuff if you do it directly.

It is not necessary to use CloneZilla; it just speeds things up.

You can also just "dd" the entire disk, but the same precautions apply.

Personally given my bad experience with CloneZilla I would DD my Windows 
partitions and spend the extra time.

CloneZilla is just an assortment of scripts with a bad GUI that in the 
end use "partclone".

Partclone is probably rock-solid but I just don't know what CloneZilla 
might or might not do wrong.

Maybe other people have a different experience but I lost my Windows 
system this way.

There is no benefit to using CloneZilla (or partclone) if it was not for 
the time-savings.

I mean it just speeds up the process immensely.

This is all I can say: be warned :p.