![]() However, before you begin, you need to prepare a few things: In all these cases, hard drive cloning is the way to go. Maybe you aim to move everything on one computer system to a new one. Or you need a carbon copy of your system’s data for backup purposes. Perhaps you want to upgrade to an SSD or move things to a larger hard disk drive (HDD). It’s time for some computer system maintenance: an upgrade, hopefully, rather than recovering from a computer disaster. Often a clean install is a better option.20626426103 Logo Ameba Icon Security Icon Security White Icon Privacy Icon Performance Icon Privacy Icon Security Icon Performance Icons/45/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons / 32 / Bloatware removal Icons / 32 / Registry Cleaner Icons / 32 / CleanUp Icons / Feature / 32 / Mac Icons / 32 / Browser cleanup Icons/32/01 Security/Malware Icons/32/01 Security/Viruses Icons/32/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons/32/01 Security/phishing Icons/32/01 Security/Scams Icons/32/01 Security/hacking Icons/32/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/32/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/32/01 Performance/Software Icons/32/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/32/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/32/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/32/01 Security/Passwords Icons/32/01 Security/Ransomware Icons/32/01 Security/Business Icons/32/02 Privacy/Browser Icons/32/02 Privacy/IP adress Icons/32/02 Privacy/VPN Icons/32/02 Privacy/Proxy Icons/32/02 Privacy/Streaming Icons/32/03 Performance/Celaning Icons/32/03 Performance/Drivers Icons/32/03 Performance/Gaming Icons/32/03 Performance/Hardware Icons/32/03 Performance/Speed Icons / 32 / Bloatware removal Icons / 32 / Registry Cleaner Win Icons / 32 / CleanUp Icons / Feature / 32 / Mac Icons / 32 / Browser cleanup Icons/60/02 Privacy/02_Privacy Icons/60/01 Security/01_Security Icons/60/03 Performance/03_Performance Icons/45/01 Security/phishing Icons/45/01 Security/Scams Icons/45/01 Security/hacking Icons/45/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/45/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/45/01 Performance/Software Icons/45/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/45/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/45/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/80/01 Security/phishing Icons/80/01 Security/Scams Icons/80/01 Security/hacking Icons/80/01 Security/Security-tips Icons/80/01 Privacy/Privacy-tips Icons/80/01 Performance/Software Icons/80/01 Privacy/Identity-Protection Icons/80/01 Privacy/Digital-life Icons/80/01 Performance/Performance-tips Icons/80/01 Security/IoT Icons/80/01 Security/Malware Icons/80/01 Security/Passwords Icons/80/01 Security/Ransomware Icons/80/01 Security/Viruses Icons/80/01 Security/Other-Threats Icons/80/03 Security/Business Icons/80/02 Privacy/Browser Icons/80/02 Privacy/IP adress Icons/80/02 Privacy/VPN Icons/80/02 Privacy/Proxy Icons/80/02 Privacy/Streaming Icons/80/03 Performance/Celaning Icons/80/03 Performance/Drivers Icons/80/03 Performance/Gaming Icons/80/03 Performance/Hardware Icons/80/03 Performance/Speed Icons/80/03 Performance/03_Performance Icons/80/02 Privacy/02_Privacy īecause of point (5), and that you'll need to create an installation USB anyway, do consider backing up your data and performing a fresh install on your larger drive, then copying your files back over. ![]() (As per oldfred's comment) - If using GPT, you'll need to move the backup partition table to the end of the drive using gdisk (see & Fixing corrupt backup GPT table?). Having never cloned from a drive to a larger drive, I don't know how the system will handle this situation - if anyone has done it please add to comments or edit my answer. You will then have to expand your partition into the unallocated space (using GParted from a live USB). (5) Do note that if your new drive is larger, dd (and other cloning tools) will create an exact copy of your current drive's structure, and leave the remaining space unallocated - so your drive will not appear any larger and the extra space will be unusable. (4) Double check the syntax before hitting enter! (3) If you are going to do this, to be absolutely certain you have the correct source and destination, I'd suggest boot up the system with just one drive in and note its details then add the second drive so you know which is which. That means you'll need to use a live USB session. (2) you should unmount the source drive before doing this to ensure the clone is not corrupted by data changes during the process. (1) Back up all important data to an external drive first If your current drive is /dev/sda and your new ssd is /dev/sdb, the syntax is: as countless people have warned, dd is a very effective way to destroy your disk / data so do be very careful - in particular with the i and o. I have cloned a HDD to an SSD so I could upgrade to SSD - but both were the same size. There are also other cloning tools that you'd need to install. I've not used balenaEtcher dd is effective for cloning a drive if used carefully and it's installed by default.
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