On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 at 01:08, Michał Dec <moog...@gmail.com> wrote: > dd is a great alternative since it's free. As in freedom.
I accidentally hit "send" while switching tabs, and it was too late when I came back. `dd` is not a replacement for tools such as Acronis because: 1. It requires considerable Unix knowledge 2. It requires bootable Linux media, knowing how to make them, and how to use them. 3. It is extremely dangerous and a slight error in the command will overwrite the user's hard disk. There is no feedback or confirmation. 4. It will not resize filesystems, which is the *whole point of the exercise* So: no, not a good tool. I have been using Unix systems professionally since 1988. I would not use `dd` for this task myself. > > >GPT can be used on any size of drive but must be used on drives bigger than > >2TB. Please use plain text when replying to emails. Read this if you don't understand why: https://useplaintext.email/ Your reply appeared to be simply "no". Please identify any other partitioning scheme for generic x86 clone PC-compatible computers which can partition media of larger than 2 TB, or a documented supported workaround that allows MBR to be safely used for drives bigger than 2TB. It must work at least as well as GPT, meaning it is free, works on any OS, allows the OS to be booted from the drive, etc. I do not know of any such system but I am always happy to learn. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven UK: (+44) 7939-087884 ~ Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
