g4u

[Andrew Gould]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Vu Pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:
> I am trying to copy images of several notebooks ( Windows and Linux ) as
> their backups. g4u allows me to transfer the images to a remote ftp server
> but I need to copy these images to a local drive ( usb external hard drive
> ). If I understand correctly, g4u does not have this option: it will not
> copy images to local disks as files.
>
> Am I wrong ? If not, any alternative to g4u to allow me to clone hard drives
> onto local devices ?
>
> Thanks,
> Vu

If I recall correctly, you are correct.  g4u will allow you to clone
partitions or hard drives locally, but does not have the option to
save an image to a local file.  The advantage of using ftp for saving
image files is that g4u doesn't have to worry about filesystem
compatibility.

That being said, isn't g4u's backup application simply a front-end for
dd?  If your filesystems can be read by g4u, you may be able to
achieve your goal with a manual script.  If your filesystems cannot be
read by g4u, you may be able to recreate g4u's functionality using a
live Linux CD that has dd.

Andrew