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Sorry for yet another disk backup topic, but I think this differs from the others I found. Also, hunting worldwide with Google gave me no clear answer.
I'm looking for full, raw disk backup, with minimum features.
I think Ghost etc. do not do what I want. Everything I read about them talks about partitions, drives, operating systems, and boot records/sectors. In other words, the well-known backup programs know too much about data structuring on the hardware.
I want a program with no concept of data structure. The disk is a serial bit stream, a giant binary number. I wish to copy that bit stream to a backup. I don't want the backup program to have any opinions about what the bits mean.
Only 2 snazzy features: the backup program needs a basic file system manager, so it can write the raw disk image to a file on another local disk. And it ought to be able to compress the output.
But, no network, no browsing, no incremental stuff, no gui (we're talking "backup", not "game").
Does anyone know of such a standalone low-level disk backup utility, with no clutter?
I'm looking for full, raw disk backup, with minimum features.
I think Ghost etc. do not do what I want. Everything I read about them talks about partitions, drives, operating systems, and boot records/sectors. In other words, the well-known backup programs know too much about data structuring on the hardware.
I want a program with no concept of data structure. The disk is a serial bit stream, a giant binary number. I wish to copy that bit stream to a backup. I don't want the backup program to have any opinions about what the bits mean.
Only 2 snazzy features: the backup program needs a basic file system manager, so it can write the raw disk image to a file on another local disk. And it ought to be able to compress the output.
But, no network, no browsing, no incremental stuff, no gui (we're talking "backup", not "game").
Does anyone know of such a standalone low-level disk backup utility, with no clutter?
