09-23-2016, 07:58 AM
(09-23-2016, 06:14 AM)By-Jokese Wrote: Is it capable of making a back up? Read option in Win32DiskImage
Etcher does not claim to be able to make backups/clones. And Win32DiskImager can't make backups (reliable) since it does not implement verify. The funny thing with this is that people make backups all the time and never test the restore. And if the SD card is broken, they buy a new one that is 1 sector less in size (restore will fail when the OS image has not been prepared properly before) or realize then that all their backups are corrupted since the card reader silently corrupted data.
When relying on Win32DiskImager you need a patched version anyway: http://com.odroid.com/sigong/blog/blog_list.php?bid=144 (guess what, there are SBC vendors out there who care)