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Use this tag for questions related with DiskImage, a tool to backup and restore partitions, entire harddisks, usb keys, floppy drives and (read-only) optical media on windows platforms.

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xfs, it is possible to disable the log?

I'd like to disable log in the xfs. I didn't find an option in mkfs.xfs So my question is: Is it possibile to disable them or move them in RAM? If yes, how? Thanks
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Using md5sum for speeding up dd disk imaging, sample script: Good idea?

I was thinking of ways to have my laptop HDD backed up safely, and still being able to put the backup rapidly in use if needed. My method would be the following: I would buy an 2.5" HDD of the same size with USB to SATA cable and clone the internal…
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dd partition image differs

What variables can produce different md5sum of the same dd image of a partition? If I execute this code over two storages (same size, brand and geometry) why I obtain different "partition.image" files: sfdisk /dev/sda < /partition.table mkfs.ext4…
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VHD Java library

I'm looking for a Java library that can open .vhd files. I wants to create a program that can navigate inside it. I also want it to be cross-platform. I have googled for an library a while now but found nothing. I did only find an old unanswerd…
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dd disk imaging - which conv switches to use and when?

I will be backing up a large (750GB) disk to an external USB disk using dd. What is the most appropriate use of notrunc, noerror and sync conversion arguments? It seems some people use them in different ways, or not at all. Also, what is the best…
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How to create a Centos7 disk image based on aarch64 which can be used by qemu?

I want to test my kernel compiled for aarch64 with qemu vm. I tried CentOS Cloud Image, but failed with a kernel panic during booting qemu-system-aarch64 -cpu neoverse-n1 -M virt -m 1G -kernel kernel_for_arm/arch/arm64/boot/Image -nographic -drive…
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Write disk image to device, alike linux dd command

I'm looking how to implement the function of linux dd command with C#.Net: dd if=/dev/sdX of=disk_image_file dd if=disk_image_file of=/dev/sdX Creation of a disk image I've already realized with the help of this and this topic and am now trying to…
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Cloud Snapshots Vs Images

Thinking out loud: If I can create a snapshot of a root disk and create a running VM from the snapshot, why do cloud providers also provide the option to create images from a running VM and use the same for creating other instances? Well, Snapshots…
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macOS disk image - create in terminal with password

macOS 12.1 here. In the man page for hdiutil there is this example for creating a disk image with a password. Creating an encrypted single-partition image without user interaction: printf pp|hdiutil create -encryption -stdinpass -size 9m…
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Creating a GUI for loading file tree of a disk image file

I am creating a GUI application which can load a disk image (i.e. output of linux dd command) and list down all its files and directories along with extensions and date created/modified etc. I have been using tkinter previously to load drives in…
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How can I convert .img (disk image) to .jpg?

I have many .img(disk image) files. they are images and need to be converted to .jpg format. I tried to implement it in Python. it outputs ValueError: embedded null byte What do I missing? from PIL import Image rawData =…
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changing KVM domain xml file on the fly

I would like to change the xml file of a currently running domain (change the diskimage) on the fly. Is this possible ?
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Is there any way to create logical image (.l01) in ubuntu

Is there any way to create logical image (l01) in Ubuntu. i am trying it with FTK-Image but gives exe file. but i want to create it in Ubuntu system.
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Developer disk-image for Xcode 10.3

I recently - and inadvertently - updated the iPad I use to test my apps to iOS 13.1.3. I haven't made the step up to Catalina on my Mac due to having rather a lot of software that isn't 64-bit, eg Office for Mac, and hence I'm still using Xcode…
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Recovery specific directory from a deleted partition

I know that this question is very common, but sometimes are special cases. I used dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=4M to fix a HDD with many badblocks. (I`m using Ubuntu live USB). All 8 partitions (3 of them are big, 1 windows, 1 linux, and 1 to…
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