On Sun, Jan 09, 2011 at 02:21:22PM -0500, Hal Vaughan wrote: > I have a 10 GB partition that is nowhere near full, less than 5 GB of data on > it (far less). Unfortunately, the partition I'd like to copy it to is 5 GB. > I can do "rsync -av" but normally I'd use DD. Is there a way to copy an > image of just the files from one drive to another? For example, an > intelligent DD that won't copy unused sectors, or will create an archive of > just the files? > > > Thanks! > > > > Hal > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/abf06b01-fe96-44da-b00d-fb16ee6e8...@halblog.com
change to where you want the data to go to. rsync -pavz --delete <source directory> . If the rsync fails, you can always restart it. Works for me and is quick. All the best, AndyC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110109222232.ga2...@galactic.demon.co.uk
