here is how to convert/restore a partclone created image backup of any drive and file system and to create a loop device and mount it:
Get sure your destination has enough space for that size of backup first.
install partclone:$ sudo apt install partclone
then create a file when you want the converted partclone image be stored, mind the required space:$ touch sda11.img
now convert the partclone image to the normal (dd, mountable) image file:$ sudo partclone.restore -C -O sda11.img -s partclone_BKP/pjsda1.img
Partclone v0.3.17 http://partclone.org
Starting to restore image (partclone_BKP/pjsda1.img) to device (sda11.img)
Calculating bitmap... Please wait...
done!
File system: NTFS
Device size: 475.9 GB = 116189951 Blocks
Space in use: 315.6 GB = 77053233 Blocks
Free Space: 160.3 GB = 39136718 Blocks
Block size: 4096 Byte
Elapsed: 03:14:18, Remaining: 00:00:00, Completed: 100.00%, Rate: 1.62GB/min,
current block: 116189560, total block: 116189951, Complete: 100.00%
Total Time: 03:14:18, Ave. Rate: 1.6GB/min, 100.00% completed!
Syncing... OK!
Partclone successfully restored the image (partclone_BKP/pjsda1.img) to the device (sda11.img)
Cloned successfully.
Paymaan.
I also made a mounting point:$ sudo mkdir /mnt/mydisk
and create the loop device on the new converted image:$ sudo losetup -Pfr --show sda11.img
/dev/loop0
lsbkl proves this is the device:
CODE: SELECT ALL
$ lsblk -o NAME,TYPE,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINT,SIZE
NAME TYPE FSTYPE MOUNTPOINT SIZE
loop0 loop 443.2G
sda disk 931.5G
├─sda1 part ext4 /home 465.8G
...
It recognized the file system as NTFS, so we are going to mount it the same:$ sudo mount -o loop0 -t ntfs-3g sda11.img /mnt/mydisk
and it is done, if you cd to /mnt/mydisk, it shows the contect of that drive now. I don’t know why it is not shown in the Nemo though.
for other file systems, the command can be changed to ext3 or whatever the fs is.
Again thanks to Linux mint forums and also to this post:
https://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10213-linux-how-to-mount-clonezilla-images
