Man in a van wrote: > On Windows I use Win32 Disk Imager v1.0 > > https://win32diskimager.download/ > > Tick the box "Read only allocated partitions" > > and this will copy the "Resize FS" partion of pCP. So you have a pCP > install on a 8gb card, and the FS has been expanded to 500Mb, the copy > is 500 Mb and will burn to a 4gb card at that size. > > Using Windows it is best to always type in the .img when filling in the > Image File box. > > > If one has a copy of Raspbian Desktop on a SD card (and why not ?) there > is PiShrink > > https://github.com/Drewsif/PiShrink > > which will reduce the size of a copied or cloned image. > > So, using the previous example of a 8gb card that has been fully > expanded, PiShrink will reduce that to a minimum size. One needs a spare > usb stick or card reader for this. > > > Hope this helps:) > > ronnie The other reason for my request for an app-level backup is that there is no easy sd-card access on my SmartiPi case. Though Greg may only take a couple of mins to configure his PCP it took me several hours (elapsed) inc LMS scan, and I've still not done all the various screen brightness and screen saver bits sorted out on Jivelite, oh and Replaygain player settings etc. etc.
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