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		2024.11.13=
		dd -data duplicator / disk dump / aka Data Destroyer
		!!VERY DANGEROUS!! as you may erase an entire drive or drives if used incorrectly
		Yes, DD is unforgiving I may attest as I have done damage that took days to undo ...
		
				if=input file
				of=output file
		      ntfs=New Technology File System
				
		CLONE ONE DRIVE TO ANOTHER DRIVE=
		$ dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sdc1 bs=4M status=progress
				
		CREATE BOOTABLE USB DRIVE FROM ISO IMAGE=
		$ dd bs=4M if=/mnt/sda2/S15Pup32.iso of=/dev/sdc1 status=progress oflag=sync

		CREATE A ISO IMAGE FROM A BOOTABLE USB DRIVE=
		$ dd if=/dev/sdc1 of=/mnt/sda2/S15Pup32.iso status=progress

		ZERO OUT DRIVE=
		$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdc1 bs=1M
		$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdc1 bs=1k count=2048

		CREATE COPY OF PRIMARY HD=
		$ sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=64K conv=noerror,sync status=progress

		CREATE FULL DISK BACKUP IMAGE=
		$ dd if=/dev/nvme0n1 of=backup.img bs=4M status=progress
		full backup will include partition tables, boot sectors, and data.
		RESTORE FULL DISK BACKUP IMAGE=
		$ dd if=backup.img of=/dev/nvme0n1 bs=4M status=progress

		CREATE ISO FROM CD/DVD=
		$ dd if=/dev/cdrom of=cd_backup.iso bs=2M

		CREATE ZIPPED DISK IMAGE=
		$ dd if=/dev/sdX  | gzip > /mnt/sd2/backup.img.gz
		RESTORE ZIPPED DISK IMAGE=
		$ gzip -dc backup.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdX
		
		
		
			EXAMPLE BELOW EXAMPLE BELOW EXAMPLE BELOW EXAMPLE BELOW EXAMPLE BELOW EXAMPLE BELOW
		guest@porteus:~$ su root
		Password: 
		root@porteus:/home/guest# cd
		root@porteus:~# umount /dev/sdc1
		root@porteus:~# dd if=/dev/sdc1 | gzip > k3_w7.img.gz
		97691202+0 records in
		97691202+0 records out
		50017895424 bytes (50 GB, 47 GiB) copied, 5435.72 s, 9.2 MB/s
		root@porteus:~# ^C
		root@porteus:~# 
			EXAMPLE ABOVE EXAMPLE ABOVE EXAMPLE ABOVE EXAMPLE ABOVE EXAMPLE ABOVE EXAMPLE ABOVE 
				
		TO COMPRESS DRIVE=   2024.11.16
		root@porteus:~# dd if=/dev/sdc1 | gzip > k3_w7.img.gz - saved to root
		$ dd if=/dev/sdc1 | gzip > /mnt/sda2/k3_w7.img.gz - saved to sda2
		
		CREATE + RESTORE MBR=
		$ dd if=/dev/sdX of=mbr_backup.bin bs=512 count=1    -copies first 512 bytes of disk that contains the MBR
		$ dd if=mbr_backup.bin of=/dev/sdX bs=512 count=1    -restores MBR from backup
			
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		U s a g e   L o g =	
		attempted to create a bootable usb with following=
		dd bs=4M if=/mnt/sda2/0_1temp/Windows7_Super_Nano_Lite.iso of=/dev/sdc1 status=progress oflag=sync
		did not work, missing something ... there are special files i dont know about	

		restore windows zipped drive file   k3_w7.img.gz 35gb   onto sda1, takes a while ... =
		gzip -dc /mnt/sda2/K3Backup/w7/k3_w7.img.gz | dd of=/dev/sda1

		yet another attempt to create a bootable usb drive from a iso image
		dd bs=4M if=/mnt/sda2/0_1temp/iso/lmde-6-cinnamon-64bit.iso of=/dev/sdc1 status=progress oflag=sync

		2024.11.16=used this to clone K3's original since 2019 working windows7 OS partician  -to a usb pen drive
		at TERMINAL, first i umounted the drives i was going to work with=
		umount /dev/sda1
		umount /dev/sdc1
		then gave the command=
		dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sdc1 bs=4M status=progress
		will it boot up?? we c soon - DID NOT WORK, usb must be prepare another way