-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 02/20/2018 02:16 PM, higginsonj...@gmail.com wrote: > Not sure if what I want to achieve is possible but I'll try and > summarise below. > > With other distros that I run (WIN10, Ubuntu, Debian) as well as > QUBES - I make full disk images using CLONEZILLA and retain them on > a spare PC, running as a local server. > > All full disk restores work fine, including QUBES OS - which is now > my primary system. > > Ideally I'd like to be able to have access to individual files > within the image copies(if needed). > > For DEBIAN, Ubuntu and I assume WIN10(though not really bothered > about that) I can go into terminal on my backup PC and key > something along the lines of > > sudo cat /dir-to-images/sdb1.ext4-ptcl-img.gz.* | sudo gzip -d -c | > sudo partclone.ext4 -C -r -W -s - -O /dir-to-new-image/hda1.img > > where all the key files take the form sdb1.ext4-ptcl-img.gz.* with > * being aa,ab,ac etc. > > > As long as I've created a restore file first (eg hda1.img in the > above example) the above code works fine - and if I mount the > hda1.img file, then all my folders and files are accessible. > > I can then recover say an individual file without having to do full > disk restore etc. > > IS THIS POSSIBLE WITH QUBES? > > The relevant files take the form sdc1.ext4-ptcl-img.gz.aa (a single > file) and lots of files of the form sdc2.dd-img.aa, sdc2.dd-img.ab > through to sdc2.dd-img.bd. > > The above instruction works with the sdc1 file and opens up various > system files - but I can't do anything to read the sdc2 series of > files. > > Am not sure what to expect if I could get it to work since each VM > has its own DOCUMENTS, DOWNLOAD folders etc. > > Is what I want to achieve possible and if so - grateful for any > suggestions as to relevant code needed. > > If not - any suggestions about a different approach to a simple > "system" backup with access to individual files as needed?
I think you could restore /var/lib/qubes/appvms/vm-name/private.img and mount it as a loop device. Then extract the file you want. However I don't see too much benefit with your method. Are you getting your whole hard disk backup on /dir-to-new-image/hda1.img? If yes it's not very useful for getting then one single file. I think it's simpler and more efficient just restoring an standard Qubes backup (only the VM's that you need), start them, move the files you want outside and remove it. With Qubes backup you have possibility to restore individual VM's, integrity check of the backup, possibility of encryption, and also store related configuration of the vm (firewall, netVM, etc...). -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEznLCgPSfWTT+LPrmFBMQ2OPtCKUFAlqMKAkACgkQFBMQ2OPt CKXgRQ/9Hi8UFzT+vgZ2Zs0J6rZ12GkQYGwbTtzFMbBXeuUmPhr1TFhKXCAkLEIV GxBOOJdUvBeEcDwfIje7kQ1x3WdEQnArFFsmahP/N/iboS6nSWfChFJ0wt6MHRgJ h6jXn/VoRzNpc6/ONMda7ErvHaDvNA1MGKXIBTO136cfJBv7CoOVGx/22KbDbXy5 j80NqW3nmOodHZ4IPmSgAV7B4r2ATGS0ki8plMNg/fmzM7ipzbFSl9Vgk0kIGkJq hN5OUEz3WBWQE7K1UWDo8O0qW14tJ1lhfu4wDGSEhg2JPM2VkTVxxEciB8D0+tew PEVlehCZ/1VJ5LK8irbo0ZcPzhEkI+mVFr+RmwLVvqwnn+0jkw0tUlWrTEhpEK2c JkI8rr+ib4409sRZyqrNSpCI8zQZzF8cFFC/dIhr66Q3t2QHDzlayEf+qPDEls2I T/qqNILdDtx27r0T86ORRsf2NTTaMKchz1I9YujK730JRDrsIO70rW3bQLfWxlfO 6BZuqMhslSnwQ/TWjsAtFS7l9nWxqEJEbDnUxGc6v/JJShBYg+0Rw/Cs1U+4KLI/ KU4KMqjC186b9QacmduuyTKlhTyWeZJB18sosMDWRgJbCbhR6mzL1oK2vHqG7q1U wTIQZWI28s6XP9QbtnsmZdXfSKiYiluWlOEgSMuz7PzB1zrb6O8= =97+k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/5f949260-d99d-5bb4-0d92-847e13599aad%40riseup.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
