[Bulk] Swapping HDD....

[Bill Davidsen]

Phil Savoie wrote:
> On 12/26/2012 09:50 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
>> I am currently using a Gateway T-6321 laptop with a 320 GB SATA HD. I'm
>> finding it's running out of room, with all the pdf's and other files I
>> have accumulated. I want to swap it out to a 750GB SATA HDD. How can I
>> do this when I don't have another laptop with the same exact specs as
>> the Gateway? In other words is it possible to transfer everything from
>> my current HDD to the 750GB one using an external USB enclosure? will I
>> be able to then install the 750GB HDD and have ALLmy settings and ALL my
>> applications transfer over intact? Any help someone could provide would
>> be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> EGO II
> Hi,
>
> I just replaced a smaller drive to a larger one much like you want to do.  My
> procedure was the following:
>
> - get a copy of clonezilla and clone the drive to an external usb drive
>
> - replace the small drive with the larger drive
>
> - use clonezilla to populate the larger drive
>
Some form of physical copy seems to be the lowest risk path for the O.P. who 
said command line is not his thing. So clonezilla is a way to go. Making an 
exact copy should result in a drive which will just boot, no "populate" step 
needed, is there?

> - you will note that the larger drive is a clone of the smaller one, so you will
> need to grow it
>
> - get a copy of the "System Rescue CD", boot off it and use gparted to grow the
> cloned filesystem to fill out the drive
>
Bearing in mind that "CD" device may not be on this system is it's a laptop. In 
which case there will be a question on converting a CD to a USB thumb drive. 
Hang in, Eddie, there are answers to all the questions, but a *little* 
competence with command line will save you a vast amount of tool finding and 
learning in the long run.

> Hope this helps,
>
> Phil


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