{"id":6408,"date":"2013-10-10T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T10:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2013-10-10T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T10:45:07","slug":"backup-format-clone-your-sd-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6408","title":{"rendered":"Backup, Format &#038; Clone your SD card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.oscarliang.net\/raspberry-pi-sd-card-howto-backup-format-clone\/?utm_source=feedly\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/microsd-card1.jpg' alt='Raspberry Pi SD Card - How to Backup, Format, Clone - OscarLiang.net' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oscar Liang has posted a short tutorial on the options for backing up, formatting and copying your SD card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.oscarliang.net\/raspberry-pi-sd-card-howto-backup-format-clone\/?utm_source=feedly\">Read it here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oscar Liang has posted a short tutorial on the options for backing up, formatting and copying your SD card. 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