Cloning an SD Card
Cloning an SD card is a great way to back up or duplicate your setup. You may want to clone the black label SDCard your system came with to a better quality SDCard. Here’s how to do it. Some caveats before we get started. ⚠️ This will erase the target card completely. ⚠️ These methods create a full 1:1 clone of your SD card — even if only 500MB is used, the resulting image will match the card’s total size (e.g., 32GB for a 32GB card), but it includes hidden partitions. ⚠️ The restored image will match the original SD card’s size. Larger cards can be used, but extra space won’t be accessible unless manually expanded. ℹ️ For long-term storage, compress the image using your OS’s zip feature or a tool like 7-Zip, it’ll be much smaller than the raw image file. ...