Clonezilla rocks. Thanks Steven for keeping it updated!
Just wondering... is there a way to overwrite a previous image? I want to do a monthly image of my system. But currently it seems I have to first manually delete the old image and then create a new one. Whereas it'd be simpler if I could just 'overwrite' the previous image, or if clonezilla itself could ask me if I wish to remove the old image before proceeding.
Ideally the end result would be a script/single-click kind of function that retains all my settings and overwrites the old image each time.
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There is no need to remove the existing image dir. If you use the command line to save it, for example,
/usr/sbin/ocs-sr -q2 -c -j2 -z9p -i 0 -sfsck -scs -senc -plu -p choose savedisk "2025-08-07-23-img" nvme0n1
If the image dir "2025-08-07-23-img" exists, it will be removed first and the new "2025-08-07-23-img" will be created, though the name is the same.
It's only when you use TUI of Clonezilla, it will ask you to confirm if you want to remove it.
I suggest you have a rotation mechanism. E.g., keep at least previous image by renaming it, i.e., have a script like:
Oh, forgot to mention, if you want to make it automatically without any confirmation, just replace the option "-c" with "--batch", i.e.,
/usr/sbin/ocs-sr -q2 --batch -j2 -z9p -i 0 -sfsck -scs -senc -plu -p choose savedisk "myimage" nvme0n1
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I am sadly not as uhh... 'natively experienced' in the bash/linux environment as I am with windows, so for a neanderthal like me, my brain prefers it simple - I load into Clonezilla from my Ventoy usb, and simply press buttons on the prompts like a caveman instead of having a script/command line execution.
So for now, since it's only around once a month, I'll just keep doing what I've been doing (deleting in windows before rebooting, then rebooting into CZ, then making the image again.
Thanks again!
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Clonezilla rocks. Thanks Steven for keeping it updated!
Just wondering... is there a way to overwrite a previous image? I want to do a monthly image of my system. But currently it seems I have to first manually delete the old image and then create a new one. Whereas it'd be simpler if I could just 'overwrite' the previous image, or if clonezilla itself could ask me if I wish to remove the old image before proceeding.
Ideally the end result would be a script/single-click kind of function that retains all my settings and overwrites the old image each time.
There is no need to remove the existing image dir. If you use the command line to save it, for example,
/usr/sbin/ocs-sr -q2 -c -j2 -z9p -i 0 -sfsck -scs -senc -plu -p choose savedisk "2025-08-07-23-img" nvme0n1
If the image dir "2025-08-07-23-img" exists, it will be removed first and the new "2025-08-07-23-img" will be created, though the name is the same.
It's only when you use TUI of Clonezilla, it will ask you to confirm if you want to remove it.
I suggest you have a rotation mechanism. E.g., keep at least previous image by renaming it, i.e., have a script like:
Just like those log files mechanism does.
Oh, forgot to mention, if you want to make it automatically without any confirmation, just replace the option "-c" with "--batch", i.e.,
/usr/sbin/ocs-sr -q2 --batch -j2 -z9p -i 0 -sfsck -scs -senc -plu -p choose savedisk "myimage" nvme0n1
Thanks very much.
I am sadly not as uhh... 'natively experienced' in the bash/linux environment as I am with windows, so for a neanderthal like me, my brain prefers it simple - I load into Clonezilla from my Ventoy usb, and simply press buttons on the prompts like a caveman instead of having a script/command line execution.
So for now, since it's only around once a month, I'll just keep doing what I've been doing (deleting in windows before rebooting, then rebooting into CZ, then making the image again.
Thanks again!