[Nottingham] File copying filesystem -> filesystem

Mike Cardwell nlug at lists.grepular.com
Mon Sep 7 19:05:09 UTC 2009


Jim Moore wrote:

> 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.

That would copy the file system. He's trying to move files from one file 
system to a different one.

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