Hi all.
I Just noticed Balena Etcher on Mac OS has a new "clone disk" function.
I wanted to clone Zynthian OS and that has a Back up shell that export an .img that can be reflashed on even a smaller Usb or Sd card.
Idk if Etcher "clone" does export the full content of Pi OS inside a Usb, or it trims it to the right used size.
And in Either cases the exported .img can be used to clone it to a new medium.
I was wondering if there is a Best way to do a back up of a Pi OS .img / already flashed on a Usb or Sd / and have it working again.
It would be cool if Pi Imager would give that option too.
I Just noticed Balena Etcher on Mac OS has a new "clone disk" function.
I wanted to clone Zynthian OS and that has a Back up shell that export an .img that can be reflashed on even a smaller Usb or Sd card.
Idk if Etcher "clone" does export the full content of Pi OS inside a Usb, or it trims it to the right used size.
And in Either cases the exported .img can be used to clone it to a new medium.
I was wondering if there is a Best way to do a back up of a Pi OS .img / already flashed on a Usb or Sd / and have it working again.
It would be cool if Pi Imager would give that option too.
Statistics: Posted by Zool64Pi — Sat Jul 05, 2025 6:09 am