Is 7-zip not recommended for Windows partition backup?
by JASlinux from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6MJWY)
I recently .tar'd a Windows partition, then compressed it in 7-zip .7z format splitting at about 4gb.
.7z is a container format (like .zip) that does not need an extra container for multiple files/spanned archives.
In one way, .tar.7z is redundant, because .7z does not need .tar to create these archives, but that is what I did because .tar has a reported history of effective backup & because I needed to split the archive & compression process into two steps.
What I don't know:
Is .7z or .zip good for Windows partition backups?
Windows hidden & system files/folders are correctly archived by default?
Restorations functional?
There's a 7-zip forum on SourceForge (https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/) but I do not have an account there yet, here more.
Similar question elsewhere:
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1827562
7zip Entire Windows Partition
.7z is a container format (like .zip) that does not need an extra container for multiple files/spanned archives.
In one way, .tar.7z is redundant, because .7z does not need .tar to create these archives, but that is what I did because .tar has a reported history of effective backup & because I needed to split the archive & compression process into two steps.
What I don't know:
Is .7z or .zip good for Windows partition backups?
Windows hidden & system files/folders are correctly archived by default?
Restorations functional?
There's a 7-zip forum on SourceForge (https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/) but I do not have an account there yet, here more.
Similar question elsewhere:
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1827562
7zip Entire Windows Partition