====== Ubuntu - Backups - Backup Partition Table ======

===== Backup =====

Backup the disk partition table on /dev/sda.

<code bash>
dd if=/dev/sda of=sda.mbr bs=512 count=1
</code>

It’s also useful to keep a human readable copy of the disk layout for future reference.

<code bash>
sudo fdisk -l > partitions.lst
</code>

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===== Restore =====

Recover your file system using your partition table backup.

<code bash>
dd if=sda.mbr of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1
</code>

<WRAP info>
**NOTE:**  This is a nice way to keep the information about your file system and will it help you in the future if you get disk corruption.

This does not only apply to linux partitions but all types of partitions.
</WRAP>