---
name: "exfat2img"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "exfatprogs"
version: "1.4.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/exfat2img"
---

# exfat2img(8)

dump metadata of an exFAT filesystem

## NAME

exfat2img - dump metadata of an exFAT filesystem

## SYNOPSIS

**exfat2img** \[ **-o *path*\] \[** **-V** \] *device*\
 **exfat2img -V**

## DESCRIPTION

**exfat2img** dump metadata of exFAT filesystems for debugging. **exfat2img** dump boot sector, File Allcation Table, Bitmap and all metadata which can reach from root directory.

## OPTIONS

- **-o --output**

  Specify output result file. If filesystem to which output file is written does not support sparse file, you should use '-' in place of *path*. Because a dump image generated from stdout has a special format, when restoring a partition from it, exfat2img should be used. See Examples.

- **-V**

  Prints the version number and exits.

## EXAMPLES

Dump metadata into a sparse file.

```
$ exfat2img -o sda1.dump /dev/sda1
Dump metadata into standard out and restore a partition
$ exfat2img -o - /dev/sda1 | bzip2 > sda1.dump.bz2
$ bzip2 -dc sda1.dump.bz2 | exfat2img -o /dev/sdb1 -
```