[Nottingham] File copying filesystem -> filesystem

[Jim Moore]

my usual method is to run an ex-platform sector copying program, such
as that found as part of Acronis Trueimage. This copies the partition
sector-by-sector - which means you end up with the data and allocation
tables/journals/etc written to the destination drive in the same
sector order as the original. Fastest way I know of doing things,
probably the safest as well since it doesn't rely on anything more
than a kernel, very basic window manager, and FS/USB/network drivers.

On 9/7/09, Martin Garton <martin at stupids.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 2009-09-07 at 17:15 +0100, Martin wrote:
>> Rory Holland wrote:
>> > Why not copy your entire home directory onto an external drive and
>> > reinstall?
>> > That way you get the benefits of reinstallation
>>
>> And that's the question... How best to do that such that the files are
>> optimally arranged onto the new disk (partitions).
>
> You don't need to worry too much, ext4 does a good job for you.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4#Delayed_allocation
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> Martin.
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