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Yance Kowara <yance_kowara@yahoo.com> writes:

> Hi all,
>  
> I am a FreeBSD newbie... would like to know more about backing up the whole FreeBSD system to a new hard disk.
>  
> What is the most convenient method of backing up to a new harddisk?
> any pointers appreciated

The question isn't completely clear, but I think the FAQ entry for
"How do I move my system over to my huge new disk?" is probably what
you're looking for.
 http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/disks.html#NEW-HUGE-DISK

>  
> I cut and pasted Aftabs' reply to Disk Error thread ...
>  
> Thanks in advance.
>  
> >ASAP
> >1. fsck -y
> >2. tunefs ( enable softupdate)
> >3. backup to new hard disk
> >4. remove this faulty hard disk
> 
> >Your hard disk is dyeing .
> 
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