====== Backup and Restore ======

Backup and restore features are built into the jPC's operating system and provided through the following utilities:

  * [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/coreutils/dd.1.en.html|dd]] - For full disk image backups.  Slow and inflexible, but will produce bit-for-bit clones of disks.
  * [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/fdisk/sfdisk.8.en.html|sfdisk]] - For partition table backups (i.e. dumps) and restores.
  * [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/fsarchiver/fsarchiver.8.en.html|fsarchiver]] - For partition file system backups and restores.  Fast and efficient.
  * [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/parted/parted.8.en.html|parted]] - Used primarily for growing the last partition to utilize the storage device's full capacity.
  * [[https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/e2fsprogs/resize2fs.8.en.html|resize2fs]] - Used primarily to expand the last partition's file system to utilize the full partition's capacity.

Any or all of these utilities can be used from a terminal to backup, restore, clone, and/or provision your jPC panel PC devices in whatever way suits your use case.