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by wa2flq 3443 days ago
If you use block multiples on media with defects to speed things the good data fills the buffer first, then the remainder is zero padded for the blocks in error. This shifts good data relative to its original position and most likely further corrupts your attempts at recovery - BTDT.

This page explains the challenge - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/disk_cloning