Hi, Am 11. November 2016 17:57:27 MEZ, schrieb Andy Smith <a...@strugglers.net>: >Hi Richard, > >On Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 10:49:37AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: >> I was considering using dd to copy the entire drive to a *SINGLE* >> partition of a 1 TB drive with the intention making a "byte perfect" >> of of the defective drive to a new 300 GB drive at a later time to >> then attempt "data rescue". Partitions other than the first are >> evidently readable. >> >> Suggestions/comments please. > >You are better off using GNU ddrescue for taking images of >possibly-failing devices.
Full ACK: GNU ddrescue has saved my data multiple times in the past, I can really recommend it. (The "log file" is very helpful with resuming at a later point in time if you had to cancel it.) Just don't confuse it with dd_rescue, which I don't recommend unless you are an expert and have a very special case. Regards, Christian
