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I have an HDD with installed Ubuntu 18.0.4 with ext4 file system. Now I need this drive for other purposes but I want save this Ubuntu installation.
So I want to create an image of this HDD, save the image somewhere, use the drive for other purposes and then restore the image some later
Is it possible to perform the described operations in Windows 8.1? Please note that Windows does not recognize the Ubuntu drive properly, so the drive has no letter, but any software that I tried to use can create HDD images that have drive letters in Windows.
Sergey Kravchenko
Posted 2018-11-09T08:15:50.077
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1Any reason a bootable backup won't work? Clonezilla would probably be a great option here and wouldn't care about windows – Journeyman Geek – 2018-11-09T08:38:42.890
My answer is about the question title regardless of it being a good idea or not. Hint: It's not, I agree with @JourneymanGeek . It's always preferable to do it from outside of any installed OS. – None – 2018-11-09T09:43:39.870
Is it possible to perform the described operations in Windows 8.1? Of course. You may use any software which can copy/backup a physical drive (sector-by-sector copy), not a logical volume. any software that I tried to use can create HDD images that have drive letters in Windows. Select "Physical drive" option instead volumes. – Akina – 2018-11-09T10:03:48.630
@GabrielaGarcia Your answer is fine. Just trying to figure out if mine would be ;) – Journeyman Geek – 2018-11-09T10:07:28.690