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    <p>Thank you Jared for distilling my novel don to this simple
      answer. And yes a, super careful is the watch phrase!<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/5/19 1:12 PM, ABQLUG wrote:<br>
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      Hi a,<br>
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      /dev/sdX is more or less the whole drive, including all
      partitions. /dev/sdX# is the individual partition to that drive.<br>
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      To see the list of all drives and partitions, you can run this
      command:<br>
      <blockquote>lsblk<br>
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      Typically you will want to dd the whole drive, so your if= should
      probably be /dev/sda and the of= should probably also be /dev/sdb.
      Though this doesn't apply to *all* circumstances, but I believe
      would make the most sense for what you're trying to do.<br>
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      Though you will want to be super careful with what the dd command.
      If you move around sata cables, the /dev/xxx can change. I always
      check lsblk to make sure I have the right drives *BEFORE* I run
      the dd command.<br>
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      Regards,<br>
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      Jared<br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/5/19 10:54 AM, a wrote:<br>
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        <p>Brian</p>
        <p>Am ready to run the program. Question gparted choice 
          /dev/sda or /dev/sdd (right top menu)</p>
        <p>When I open /dev/sda it indicates /dev/sda1 which of these do
          I use in te dd command?<br>
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        <p>Thanks a<br>
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        <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/4/19 7:30 PM, a wrote:<br>
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