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The result will list ''all'' of the drives connected to your computer. You'll need to determine which one is the SD card, as you don't want to be messing around with the drives on your desktop.
The result will list ''all'' of the drives connected to your computer, which appear in the {{/dev}} directory as if they were files (they're not). You'll need to determine which one of these is your SD card, as you don't want to be messing around with the drives on your desktop. Big mistake.
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Then use the "{{dd}}" command to make the copy, storing it in my home ("~") directory as a file named "rpi-backup-20210328.img". I generally add a timestamp to my backups so I can figure out when I made them.
If you get a response like "umount: /dev/sdd: not mounted." you'll need to unmount the partitions individually:
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sudo umount /dev/sdd1
sudo umount /dev/sdd2
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Once you've unmounted the partitions, you can then use the "{{dd}}" command to make the copy. I'll be storing it in my home ("~") directory as a file named "rpi-backup-20210328.img". I generally add a timestamp to my backups so I can figure out when I made them.
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Note that you __must__ alter the "if" argument to match the drive of the SD card you found using fdisk, otherwise you may damage an existing drive. If won't necessarily be the same as what I found, and an SD card won't even always mount at the same location. ''Check it every time''.
Note that you __must__ alter the "if" (input file) argument to match the drive of the SD card you found using fdisk, otherwise you may damage an existing drive. If won't necessarily be the same as what I found, and an SD card won't even always mount at the same location. ''Check it every time''.
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