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Gert
2024-06-28
2024-06-29
  • Gert

    Gert - 2024-06-28

    Hello All,

    Using this ISO : clonezilla-live-20240624-oracular-amd64.iso

    Clonezilla is run via USB stick boot on win10 desktopPC with OS on m.2 NVME SSD. All the steps complete fine and there is activity on the connected external USB HDD and progress of saving the image is on screen.

    **After power-down however the USB HDD folder for clonezilla is empty when checked on other PC!

    Why is that happening?

    Thanks,
    Gert

     
  • Steven Shiau

    Steven Shiau - 2024-06-28

    Are you sure the image is saved in the mounted image repository? How did you mount your USB flash drive? Please describe all of your steps in detail so that we can help you.

    Steven

     
  • Gert

    Gert - 2024-06-28

    Hi Steven,

    Start with PC power off all devices unplugged.
    Insert USB3 stick with clonezilla boot.
    Power up PC, hit function key to enter boot menu
    Select USB3 stick for boot
    Boot clonezilla
    Chose usual settings of operation
    When prompted insert external USB HDD (ntfs format 2T disk)
    Once ready chose device id of external USB HDD for partition backup
    Chose M.2 NVME SSD (installed internally on PC motherboard) as source drive
    Launch copy
    Copy runs for appreciable time and shows the usual progress bars on screen
    Copy finishes and claims it is done without errors
    Exit to shell and 'shutdown' PC
    Unplug external USB HDD
    Connect external USB HDD to other (win10) PC
    The target folder chosen in clonezilla for the image is empty.

    The same above steps have been previously completed on other PC (Win7 desktop and Win10 laptop) using same USB HDD. A folder with the image data was showing meaningful & expected content. (note other win7 PC and win10 laptop have sata SSD not m.2 nvme ssd)

    Cheers,
    Gert

     
  • Steven Shiau

    Steven Shiau - 2024-06-29

    Before you reboot/shutdown the machine, please enter command line prompt, and check if the image repository (/home/partimag/) is still mounted by running:
    mount
    If it is, you can run:
    find /home/partimag/ -print
    to see the results. Please show the results to us.
    BTW, the log file /var/log/clonezilla.log contains many info, so please also share that with us.

    Steven

     

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