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Subject: How can I speed up a dd copy?
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 Hello
 When I am performing a dd between (2) 36 Gig 160
disks (to duplicate them) it takes about 2.5 hrs. Is
there any way I can speed this up? Is there any better
way I can clone a bootable main disk?

  Thanks

  NH.

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