Re: Cloning HD

The carbonbased lifeform Dr. Deb inspired alt.os.linux with:
how does one clone a HD with both XP and Linux on it?

Clonezilla or partimage
Both know about Linux and Windows filesystems, so they're smart about what
sectors to copy, and what sectors contain no data.

Theo
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