How to copy CoreELEC bootable micro SD card to new micro SD card for a backup?

It’s a bit of work but here’s one way of doing it:

  • Make a full system backup of your original CE installation.
  • Copy the backup file to a USB Flash Drive
  • Create a second SD Card with a fresh CE installation
  • Remove your current SD Card from the Media device
  • Insert the SD Card with the new CE installation into the Media device
  • Boot the Media device via the recommended method (toothpick, etc.) into the new CE installation
  • Restore the backup from the USB Flash Drive

You should now have an identical copy of your original installation.

Hint; technically, all you need is the backup file.

Alternatively, you can try shadowmaker or backupper.

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