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    If the media is marginal or even potentially marginal, dd is not the best choice. Use ddrescue instead; it handles partial failures much better. But that was not a consideration in the original question.
    – user
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 13:06
  • @MichaelKjörling That is a good point.
    – Zak
    Commented Feb 2, 2017 at 15:58