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Backup your hdd to an image with following simple command:
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backup-hdd.sh
dd bs=4096 conv=noerror,sync if=/dev/sdc1 | gzip -c > img.gz
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restore-hdd.sh
#To restore backup image:
gunzip -c img.gz | dd of=/dev/sdc1
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verify-sha.sh
#Verify with the following:
sha1sum img
sha1sum /dev/sdc1
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