Backup Partition Using dd on Linux

If you want backup entire partition the dd is a very handy tool. It let you create a snapshot of the partition and quickly restore it if you need to. No need to worry about timestamps, ownership, permissions, links, etc.

Backup a Partition (Snapshot)

Make sure the partition is offline or you'll end up with inconsistent result. If it is root partition then you may want to boot via rescue disk and making the backup. Below is an example I'm taking snapshot of my 4GB USB pendrive, the location of the USB pendrive is on /dev/sdc1.

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