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Disk imaging - "sparse" vs. standard.
Some newbie questions about images:
1) Can I add to sparse images?
1a) If so, does the sparse image need to be manually booted for addition to take place?
2) As long as it is located on a separate volume, can I boot from sparse images?
3) Can I add to "standard" disk images?
3a) If so, does the "standard" disk image need to be manually booted for addition to take place?
If the answer to 1 and 2 is "yes", what are the practical reasons for choosing "standard" disk images as opposed to sparse images for backup, beyond differences in file size?
I am not sure if I formulated the questions appropriately and relevantly, but I would like to understand the implications of going one way or another before deploying my SD backup program.
Thank you.
Best regards,
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