You might want to look into qemu img, in using these files, qcows is indeed a sparse file. These can save into a small file, but when expanded fill up your drive with nothing. Qemu-img converts these files I guess. Maybe a qcows user can help.
On Sun, Dec 11, 2022, 11:08 AM ToddAndMargo via users < users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > On 12/11/2022 8:22 AM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > >> Has dump/restore been superseded with something else? > >> > >> It ain't work right! > >> > >> dump restores a qcows drive as a blank drive > >> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152393 > > On 12/11/22 07:58, Bill Cunningham wrote: > > I love dump/restore. Old fashioned maybe. But you have to use dnf to > > install dump. Restore should already be there. IDK about its status with > > fedora. > > > > I got them both. I have used them for years and adore them. > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue >
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