On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:34:46 +0100, Alex Schuster wrote: > And shouldn't dd be a little faster for a full drive because there is no > file system overhead, no seeking operations?
Only is the drive is really full, and if it's that full the filesystem will be fragmented horribly and a cloned copy is the last thing you want. If it's not full, dd will be slower in terms of computer time but faster in operator time. -- Neil Bothwick New sig wanted good price paid.
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