Restore a disk image onto a target device.
Section: Images and Clones
Write a raw image back to disk
bash
bash
sudo dd if=disk.img of=/dev/sdb bs=64K status=progress conv=fsyncExplanation
Restore a disk image onto a target device.
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Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.
Related commands
Same sheet · prioritizing Images and Clones
Recover an unhealthy disk with ddrescue
Preferred over dd for failing disks because it tracks progress and retries.
Restore a GPT partition table backup
Restore GPT layout from a saved backup file.
Backup a GPT partition table
Save GPT headers and partition entries to a file.
Inspect a virtual disk image
Show image format, virtual size, and backing file info.
Convert a virtual disk image
Convert between raw, qcow2, and other image formats.