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Tony
Asked: 2022-05-20 01:36:37 +0800 CST

How do I clone my 500GB HDD to a new 500GB SSD

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I bought a 500GB SSD to replace my 500GB HDD. Now I want to clone the HDD to the SSD before I replace the HDD drive with the SSD. I have a mixture of Windows 10 and Linux partitions on the HDD. What is the best way to clone it to the SSD?

My Linux partitions are an ext4 and a swap.

The SSD can only be connected to a USB port for cloning.

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1 Answers

    • As with all these actions: making a backup is mandatory.
    • If this is a notebook with only 1 bay: get an external drive bay and put the ssd into the bay and connect it to your system. You can do without but it is a bit more risky: if the ssd falls onto the ground it might damage.
    • If this is a system with more bays: add it.
    • Mount it. Make sure using lsblk before and after mounting the ssd to make 100% sure you pick the correct devices.

    Now if you feel like going on an adventure (and yeah some of us are going to gniffle):

    • use the ddcommand to copy data from your system to the ssd.

      sudo dd if=source of=destination status=progress

      where source is your system (probably /dev/sda) and destination your ssd (/dev/sdb?). Make sure using lsblk before and after connecting the ssd to make 100% sure you pick the correct devices.

    • but I would suggest using clonezilla as dd -will- -without- -questioning- destroy your current system if you mess up the command.

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