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You can specify options with dd to handle errors as well, such as padding unreadable blocks on the destination.
by beams_of_light 10y ago
You can specify options with dd to handle errors as well, such as padding unreadable blocks on the destination.
- wa2flq 10y agoIf you use block multiples on media with defects to speed things the good data fills the buffer first, then the remainder is zero padded for the blocks in error. This shifts good data relative to its original position and most likely further corrupts your attempts at recovery - BTDT. This page explains the challenge - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/disk_cloning https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/disk_cloning