Cloning Linux SSD
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02-04-2020 8:05 PM
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Does anybody know if it's possible to clone a Linux SSD using Windows?
The program I have, ToDo Backup, doesn't recognise the Linux SSD format.
I have a new, back up computer that came without an operating system. I know it boots the SSD I have as I've tried it but I want to transfer things to a larger SSD. Unfortunately it only has one SSD slot.
Thanks
Brian
Fixed! Go to the fix.
02-04-2020 8:46 PM - edited 02-04-2020 8:48 PM
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Clonezilla?
It's croos-platform and supports most file systems,
If you have a spare USB stick you could even use the live/bootable version, or any other Linux distro come to that...
Re: Cloning Linux SSD
02-04-2020 11:35 PM
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The destination SSD/disk has to be at least as large as the source SSD on Clonezilla.
Using it as we speak...
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Re: Cloning Linux SSD
03-04-2020 1:09 AM
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Give Macrium Reflect a try, there's a free version for non-commercial use.
Re: Cloning Linux SSD
03-04-2020 3:03 PM
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Thanks - this worked.
Didn't like IE11 for the download but once I switched to FireFox got it no problem. Installed on a USB drive and ran. Thankfully my 3 SSD drives were of different sizes - Linux was 124gb, my Win7 install was 250gb and the target SSD was 500gb so I was easily able to identify which one to clone and where to clone to without affecting Win7. Wouldn't want to use this on a regular basis though.
SSD now installed in my Intel NUC machine and working. Have managed to sort GNU Grub out as well so all's well.
Brian
Re: Cloning Linux SSD
03-04-2020 6:09 PM
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@bmc wrote:
Unfortunately it only has one SSD slot.
I keep a USB3 - SATA cable in my bits box for times like this. If you only want to support 2.5" disks then a cheap one without power supply (<£5 from Fleabay) will do. A few quid more gets one with a 12v PSU that will let you attach a 3.5" drive.
I have used them in the past when presented with a dead PC to get the data off the disk.
Re: Cloning Linux SSD
03-04-2020 7:16 PM
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