[GRLUG] 2tb to 4tb drive clone

Kyle dontwantspam1 at earthlink.net
Mon Jun 10 12:49:17 EDT 2013


On 06/10/2013 12:34 PM, Patrick Goupell wrote:
>
>
> On 06/10/2013 12:13 PM, Joseph McLaughlin wrote:
>> Is there a way to clone a 2tb drive to a 4tb drive that is used in
>> the boot?
>>
>> If I have to do a re install  - is there a check list I should follow?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>
> You could also use clonezilla (www.clonezilla.org).
>
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> Patrick Goupell
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There are a couple assumptions in that, though: partitioning type of the
old drive (MBR vs. GPT), and whether your computer supports 4TB drives
(not always a safe assumption, as I've found through experience).  If
you're on MBR on the old drive you may not be able to use that strategy.

- Kyle
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