From: jjb@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-31 02:30, Gordon wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-30, Monsieur  wrote:   
   >> Gordon wrote:   
   >>> On 2025-12-30, Axel  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I wanted to clone my 500 Gb LM nvme disk to a 500 Gb mechanical drive,   
   >>>> but Rescuezilla reports that the target disk is too small. ??   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://auslink.info/linux/rz.jpg   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I also get that message when trying to create an image.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Foxclone also reports that the disk is too small.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://auslink.info/linux/foxclone.jpg   
   >>>>   
   >>>> How come? thanks,   
   >>>>   
   >>> The destination disk is smaller that the source.   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes we are talking about maybe just a few bytes.   
   >>   
   >> It is not a question of "just a few bytes", it also happens when you   
   >> make an image of a partition and then immediately write the image back   
   >> to the *exact same* partition, without altering anything.   
   >>   
   >> https://imgur.com/a/bJQ3uYD   
   >>   
   >> This is a bug in CloneZilla that's been known for years and they keep   
   >> trying to talk their way out of it. "You must be doing something wrong".   
   >> Those guys just can't count. Partitions don't magically get smaller   
   >> after making an image of them. Or at least they shouldn't.   
   >>   
   >> I really don't know how people trust their data with this awful mess of   
   >> a program.   
   >>   
   > A bit of clarity   
   >   
   > Two ways to clone the partition. 1) Copy the source to the destination. 2)   
   > is to backup the partition by copying the source files and placing them in a   
   > directory after compression.   
   >   
   > I use Clonezilla the second way to the point that I have in my mind that is   
   > all that Clonezilla does. Clearly it does more than this as there are menu   
   > items. Thus I think we have a misunderstanding.   
   >   
   > Your picture at https://auslink.info/linux/rz.jpg shows the problem. 5....   
   > 88864 bytes vs 5 ...80160 bytes or 8704 bytes difference.   
   >   
   > There is an agreed issue that it is not possible to clone to a smaller   
   > partition even if the active data does. One just has to accept this.   
   >   
   As far as I know (and seem to remember from the long ago) it is possible   
   to instruct clonezilla to NOT check the destination size (see FAQs).   
   This is obviously a dangerous operation, but works IF your data resides   
   not beyond the limit of the smaller size partition. YMMV.   
      
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