R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:🧉 on Nostr: Hey #AskFedi, I'm extracting (pretty much all) files from a #Mac #TimeMachine backup ...
Hey #AskFedi,
I'm extracting (pretty much all) files from a #Mac #TimeMachine backup for use on #Linux.
I bought a 5TB external 2.5" drive and I split it into 2 partitions: HFS+ and ext4.
Right now, the macbook is copying files from my old backup onto the new disk (HFS+ side).
What's the fastest way to copy files on the same spinning disk? I'm thinking read up to a GB, cache into RAM, and then write (to reduce seek times).
Would something like:
tar cvf - dir1 |dd bs=2G |tar xf - dir2
work?
I'm extracting (pretty much all) files from a #Mac #TimeMachine backup for use on #Linux.
I bought a 5TB external 2.5" drive and I split it into 2 partitions: HFS+ and ext4.
Right now, the macbook is copying files from my old backup onto the new disk (HFS+ side).
What's the fastest way to copy files on the same spinning disk? I'm thinking read up to a GB, cache into RAM, and then write (to reduce seek times).
Would something like:
tar cvf - dir1 |dd bs=2G |tar xf - dir2
work?