How can I make an image of the SD Card?

[Sventovit]

Hello
I just received my Vero (4K). Splendid!
Wonderful OS and hardware.
Kudos to the dudes who made it.

Just one question:
on my ol’ RPI I used to remove sometimes the SD Card to make an image backup.
I didn’t find how to eject it on the Vero.
Is there button somewhere ?

[fzinken]

@Sventovit

on my ol’ RPI I used to remove sometimes the SD Card to make an image backup.
I didn’t find how to eject it on the Vero.
Is there button somewhere ?

There is no SD card by default it has a 16G emmc (much faster).

For whole backup check this thread

[How to] Make periodic backups of whole OSMC system

The backup function within OSMC backs up only your libraries and Kodi user settings. A number of people have asked what is the best way to do a complete backup of OSMC. Here is a script which makes a backup of both partitions of a standard RPi SD card install. The backup device is assumed to be a local disc or a network share mounted in the /media/ directory and formatted as ext4. But see discussion below about nfs shares and extended attributes. [TLDR: it doesn’t matter.] Each backup is dat…

[WR0gr6xg]

I would use the backup plugin and if I need to restore (as I did recently) just follow the instructions to reinstall from scratch, add the backup and restore,

[Sventovit]

Thanks for the link.
I wish there was a solution for noobs.
But i’m trying… and got stuck.

@ WR0gr6xg
the backup plugin? I don’t see much differences with the OSMC builtin backup. Am I wrong

[ActionA]

@Sventovit

I don’t see much differences with the OSMC builtin backup. Am I wrong

Accomplishes the very same thing. I just wonder why this should not be sufficient for you?

[Sventovit]

Because I’m a cowardly noob. I’ld like to backup not only the settings but the whole enchilada.

[darwindesign]

@Sventovit

the backup plugin? I don’t see much differences with the OSMC builtin backup. Am I wrong

The backup in the My OSMC add-on backs up just Kodi’s settings (or part of them depending on what you select) but for most users, this, restored after a full reinstall of the OS, will bring a system back fully to where it was.

@Sventovit

Because I’m a cowardly noob. I’d like to backup not only the settings but the whole enchilada.

Unless you actually make any significant changes to the OS or install extra programs from the terminal, the “whole enchilada” is not going to be any different than a full install with Kodi level restore.

[WR0gr6xg]

@darwindesign

The backup in the My OSMC add-on backs up just Kodi’s settings (or part of them depending on what you select) but for most users, this, restored after a full reinstall of the OS, will bring a system back fully to where it was.

100%. Exactly the point I was making. I didn’t know there was an OSMC backup standard to the Kodi one… I suspect we are talking about the same thing.

Also, if you get in the spot where you need to restore the ‘whole enchilada’ you’re probably better off with a fresh install and restore of data anyway.

[Sventovit]

Well. I will have to install a lot scripts to manage my Eaton UPS from my Vero.
So I would prefer to be able to reverse if something goes wrong.

[dillthedog]

@Sventovit

if something goes wrong.

You are likely to have many possibilities of “something” going wrong and each will require a different approach to getting “it” fixed.

If you have some UPS scripts, of course back them up, along with all all the Kodi configuration stuff, but if your Vero4K becomes unbootable, what’s your recovery strategy going to be?

[Sventovit]

@dillthedog

if your Vero4K becomes unbootable

It never happened when using my RPI. But in case I had my image bakup to restore.

For my Vero4k I will reinstall the OS.