Partitioning your drive is something that basically everyone on Linux does but what purpose does it actually serve and is there any reason why it might be better to avoid creating partitions in your d...
Well it’d result in a single file which if you have to copy on a microSD or USD stick might be easier. To also counter my own argument the result of dd can be mounted thus getting a rather useful directory quickly
But anyway my point was rather the opposite, that indeed in most cases rsync, rdiff-backup, even scp (whatever one is most familiar with) to a local NAS, remote server, etc is usually better, at least more understandable for somebody who isn’t used to the process.
What’s the benefit of dd-ing a home partition over rsync-a-ing a home directory’s contents?
Well it’d result in a single file which if you have to copy on a microSD or USD stick might be easier. To also counter my own argument the result of
ddcan be mounted thus getting a rather useful directory quicklyBut anyway my point was rather the opposite, that indeed in most cases
rsync,rdiff-backup, evenscp(whatever one is most familiar with) to a local NAS, remote server, etc is usually better, at least more understandable for somebody who isn’t used to the process.You cannot forget some rsync flag and lose part of metadata about files.