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From: Chris J. <cb...@ca...> - 2007-09-20 19:26:35
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Hi, I'm trying to use ntfsclone to copy an NTFS disk partition to an image file, then resize the image file to fit a larger (or smaller, within reason) partition and then use ntfsclone again to restore the resized image file contents to the new partition. Of note is that I'm using the saved-image format for the image file. However: # ntfsclone -o /tmp/ntfs1.img -s /dev/sdd1 ntfsclone v1.9.4 NTFS volume version: 3.1 Cluster size : 4096 bytes Current volume size: 36405055488 bytes (36406 MB) Current device size: 36405057024 bytes (36406 MB) Scanning volume ... 100.00 percent completed Accounting clusters ... Space in use : 3020 MB (8.3%) Saving NTFS to image ... 100.00 percent completed Syncing ... Fine so far. But then if I try to use ntfsresize: # ntfsresize -n -i /tmp/ntfs1.img ntfsresize v1.9.4 ERROR(22): ntfs_mount failed: Invalid argument Apparently device '/tmp/ntfs1.img' doesn't have a valid NTFS. Maybe you selected the wrong partition? Or the whole disk instead of a partition (e.g. /dev/hda, not /dev/hda1)? This error might also occur if the disk was incorrectly repartitioned (see the ntfsresize FAQ). Does ntfsresize work on 'save-image' files, or only on regular clones of the filesystem? If it doesn't work, is there an alternative that doesn't involve resizing or writing to the original disk partition, and that also doesn't force me to clone a huge filesystem to an equally huge image file? Thanks, Chris |
