Backup drive partitioning
Discussion
My pc has a 2Tb drive.
My backup external drive is 10Tb.
Currently I use Clonezilla to clone the pc drive to the backup, including the mbr and disk id data.
This means that I can't use the remaining 8Tb of the backup for other stuff.
I presume that here is a simple way to partition the 10Tb drive, so that I can use the 2Tb pc drive backup partition as a boot drive if the pc drive goes pop, whilst still having access to the remaining 8Tb?
Maybe some sort of Linux duel boot, or am I overcomplicating the issue?
My backup external drive is 10Tb.
Currently I use Clonezilla to clone the pc drive to the backup, including the mbr and disk id data.
This means that I can't use the remaining 8Tb of the backup for other stuff.
I presume that here is a simple way to partition the 10Tb drive, so that I can use the 2Tb pc drive backup partition as a boot drive if the pc drive goes pop, whilst still having access to the remaining 8Tb?
Maybe some sort of Linux duel boot, or am I overcomplicating the issue?
If it's Win 10 then just go in to disk management, blank the drive and re-partition. Then only allow Clonezilla to clone to a particular partition.
As also mentioned I would probably write the backup to an image file if the software is capable, much easier to then back that up somewhere else or use it in other ways.
As also mentioned I would probably write the backup to an image file if the software is capable, much easier to then back that up somewhere else or use it in other ways.
The pc is already backed up on the fly to a NAS.
I want to be able to boot off the separate 10Tb drive directly if I have to, rather than copy a disk image to a new 2Tb drive if mine goes pop.
Essentially I'd like the 2Tb cloned drive to be bootable with a second 8Tb accessible partition.
Is this possible?
I want to be able to boot off the separate 10Tb drive directly if I have to, rather than copy a disk image to a new 2Tb drive if mine goes pop.
Essentially I'd like the 2Tb cloned drive to be bootable with a second 8Tb accessible partition.
Is this possible?
Macrum free is a good shout. It can back up to an image file on the 10tb but then you can make a Macrum bootable USB, so if you had to you could boot off the USB to restore the image easily.
You can do the 8TB thing as well as long as you can convince clonezilla to only mess with the partitions it's supposed to. But I don't feel that that's the way.
You can do the 8TB thing as well as long as you can convince clonezilla to only mess with the partitions it's supposed to. But I don't feel that that's the way.
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