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From: Anton A. <ai...@ca...> - 2007-09-20 20:39:56
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Hi, On 20 Sep 2007, at 20:26, Chris Johns wrote: > 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, No. > or only on regular clones of the filesystem? Yes. > 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? Not that I know of. Best regards, Anton -- Anton Altaparmakov <aia21 at cam.ac.uk> (replace at with @) Unix Support, Computing Service, University of Cambridge, CB2 3QH, UK Linux NTFS maintainer, http://www.linux-ntfs.org/ |
