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So I've made a backup image file from my Ubuntu system with the Disks application. My SSD storage is 180GB which is quite big due to the fact that my system is only 20% of it. So there are a numerous amount of empty space besides. I've found some solutions how to shrink down the .img file afterwards.

But what I'm looking for is a way or option to prepare/compress/create just the "active" part from the storage and leave the unused areas.

Therefore, to get an image like ~34GB instead of 180Gb (which is allocated the entire storage), according to the above instance.

r4nd3l8888
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  • Anything helpful in https://askubuntu.com/q/1174487/590937 ? – mook765 Sep 05 '21 at 16:26
  • Well, so far the DD command might be a solution for my case. I'll take some experiment in the following days and share my feedback here! – r4nd3l8888 Sep 05 '21 at 21:46
  • Okay, I'm back. So I've tested that mentioned solution @mook765 , but it's very complex, therefore I'm still looking for other ways to make this task happen. Anyway I appreciate your answer! - and welcome any other too! – r4nd3l8888 Sep 28 '21 at 20:49

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