Subject: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook

Subject: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasm
a on Edxis Chromebook

Good day from Singapore,

Can I use Acronis True Image to clone (backup) my Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation on Edxis Chromebook model LI9 to a SINGLE image file?
I know Acronis True Image can clone harddisks or SSDs with operating system
s into a SINGLE image file with filename extension .tibx.

Clonezilla is NOT desirable because it clones storage devices into so many different files.

If you are aware of a better cloning software for Linux, please let me know
.

Thank you.

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore
8 Apr 2026 Wednesday 11.38 pm Singapore Time

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Subject: Re: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook

On 4/8/26 08:39, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:

Subject: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook

Good day from Singapore,

Can I use Acronis True Image to clone (backup) my Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma installation on Edxis Chromebook model LI9 to a SINGLE image file?
I know Acronis True Image can clone harddisks or SSDs with operating systems into a SINGLE image file with filename extension .tibx.

Clonezilla is NOT desirable because it clones storage devices into so many different files.

If you are aware of a better cloning software for Linux, please let me know.

Thank you.

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore
8 Apr 2026 Wednesday 11.38 pm Singapore Time

I install Debian onto a USB SSD, boot it, and use dd(1) to:

1. Take a raw binary image of the native system drive to a file on a
USB HDD.

2. Restore a raw binary image from a file on a USB hard drive to the
native system drive.


If I want to compress/ decompress the image file, I pipe the stream
through gzip(1).


I wrapped the above commands into a script to get consistency and to
simplify adding more features -- verify image file against native system drive, generate/verify MD5/SHA256 hash, etc..


David

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Subject: Re: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma on Edxis Chromebook

On Thursday, 9 April 2026 at 11:31 AM, David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerda nske.com> wrote:

On 4/8/26 08:39, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:

Subject: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE P

lasma on Edxis Chromebook

Good day from Singapore,

Can I use Acronis True Image to clone (backup) my Debian 13.4.0 KDE Pla

sma installation on Edxis Chromebook model LI9 to a SINGLE image file?

I know Acronis True Image can clone harddisks or SSDs with operating sy

stems into a SINGLE image file with filename extension .tibx.

Clonezilla is NOT desirable because it clones storage devices into so m

any different files.

If you are aware of a better cloning software for Linux, please let me

know.

Thank you.

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore
8 Apr 2026 Wednesday 11.38 pm Singapore Time

I install Debian onto a USB SSD, boot it, and use dd(1) to:

1. Take a raw binary image of the native system drive to a file on a
USB HDD.

2. Restore a raw binary image from a file on a USB hard drive to the
native system drive.

If I want to compress/ decompress the image file, I pipe the stream
through gzip(1).

I wrapped the above commands into a script to get consistency and to
simplify adding more features -- verify image file against native system drive, generate/verify MD5/SHA256 hash, etc..

David

Dear David,

I have just used dd!

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore

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