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I'm trying to create an image backup of a laptop with Clonezilla. Once all the settings have been chosen and I try to start the process it displays an error stating that the source drive is scheduled to run check disk and that I should either boot into Windows or run it manually. I've tried both, and check disk completed successfully without encountering any issues. However, when I attempt another backup I get the same issue. It's like it's not turning off whatever trigger says to run check disk next time it boots even though it's been run multiple times. Any thoughts?
Possibly, not sure why either, it's nothing special, just a regular old sata drive that came with the computer. That was a great suggestion about the system clock, didn't even think of that. I did just check it and it's correct, but I'll have to keep that in mind for future reference. I have rebooted a few times and made sure it powered down correctly. How does the DD image method differ from the default? – Blake – 2014-04-03T01:45:25.417
The 'dd' style image is a byte-for-byte copy from the disk / partition. It isn't as fast as a smarter tool that understands the filesystem format because it doesn't try to figure out which blocks are unused and skippable. In this case, that might be a win for you. – Slartibartfast – 2014-04-03T01:48:34.843
Okay gotcha, I had heard of that method being used for unrecognized file systems so that makes perfect sense. Do you know if I can access that via the GUI or do I need to use the command line? – Blake – 2014-04-03T01:49:46.717
The GUI exposes it, but you may have to choose an 'advanced' option or two. The defaults should be fine for everything else. The menu you are looking for should have options like 'dd', 'partclone', and 'partimage'. You want 'dd'. – Slartibartfast – 2014-04-03T01:53:20.593
Awesome! Thanks so much, I'll give it a shot and post back here in a few minutes... – Blake – 2014-04-03T01:54:31.247
I think I just figured out the problem, your suggestions got me there :) I'm gonna answer the question with a complete explanation assuming it all works. – Blake – 2014-04-03T02:11:56.580