this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2024
1 points (100.0% liked)

Microsoft Windows

0 readers
4 users here now

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Is there a GUI app on #Linux I could use to clone a disk (i.e. SD card) to image? I know there's dd but that isn't GUI. I normally use and prefer #KDE's Partition Manager which I could use to just copy over each partition from a disk to another, but copying the disk as an image would be far more portable - I know on #Windows people use Win32 Disk Imager, while on #macOS I think you could just use the built-in Disk Utility.


Update: WAIT - I think you could actually do this on KDE Partition Manager! Just mount the disk, right click the partition, click Backup, set an output path, and apply.

There's also an option to Restore a partition on the app, which I assume is when you then supply the image you had just backed up. I'm testing this right now, but I'm hopeful!

Update 2: It worked perfectly. I backed up the partition as an image (not sure if you could do so for multiple partitions in one image), and restored it on another empty SD card.

I tested it on an #OnionOS install for my #MiyooMini. After the restoration was done, put in my new (target) SD card, and the device literally booted right into the game I had paused right at the time when I removed the (source) SD card. KDE Partition Manager ftw.

top 10 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] ad update. On the screenshot you backup partition, not while drive

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] yea I'm not sure if it could do so for the entirety of the drive, maybe not. But it does work perfectly in my case here for a single partition drive. I suppose it'd work too if you just backup each partition, and restore it later when needed - which is no different than what I normally just do (copy partitions over) if I have both source and target drives attached, just more portable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] gparted maybe? Or if you use #gnome there is disks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected]

#GNOME Disks allows you to create disk images

https://apps.gnome.org/DiskUtility/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@irfan #Gnome Disks is able to "Create Disk Image". Is this, what are you looking for?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] that might be it! Is Gnome Disks a diff app than Gparted?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@[email protected] noted, tq! I'd prefer a QT app but I'll check it out :))

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@irfan Makes sense as you seems to be #KDE / #plasma user, but I'm not aware of #QT alternative to #GnomeDisks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@[email protected] I just updated my post, it seems that KDE Partition Manager may also have this option! testing it out to see if it's just what I need.