Copy internal hd from 512gb to 2tb drive - looking for app

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Internal SSD HD clone

SSD #1: 512gb active
SSD #2: 2tb clone

Which of these two or others can use to clone the 512gb to 2gb hd? Then, upgrade the storage space to from 512gb to 2tb.

Clonezilla or gparted

Also, I have access to app called ‘bleachbit’ which can zero out free space on an hd. Should I be using this well? Zeroing out the free space speed up the cloning process?

Need help with the step by step in either case…

Thanks.

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Basic search
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/disk_cloning

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Both clonezilla and gparted use source forge as download location. This website is notorious for adding crapware, spyware, requiring internet access to run the installer.

Where else can download them? scanned for spyware, crapware, and other viruses, internet connection require garbage.

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It seems you did not even put a minimum effort in doing a search yourself. Gparted as example is available in the openSUSE OSS repo…

And clonezilla
https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php

Additionally, the example article from Arch Linux is only one of several. It is not hard to find countless recommendations for disk cloning tools when you only use a search engine…

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The cloner I use is also the partitioner I use 99.97% of the time, whether booted to DOS, OS/2, Linux, or Windows: DFSee. It even works on MacOS. :slight_smile:

I don’t often find it necessary to zero out, but when I do, I use DFSee for it too.

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If you are trying to move a whole system including /, I would boot using System Rescue, mount the two drives and then rsync from one to the other. That way neither system is running throughout the process.

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Installing from yast, means installing to your HD. Not installing an iso… :wink:

Missed that. I’ve searching for days. There are too many choices… I need to narrow it down.

That’s where it redirects to sourceforge.

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mrmazdaFlux Capacitor Penguin

The cloner I use is also the partitioner I use 99.97% of the time, whether booted to DOS, OS/2, Linux, or Windows: DFSee . It even works on MacOS. :slight_smile:
I don’t often find it necessary to zero out, but when I do, I use DFSee for it too.

Hmm, I would need to install it on the active ms10. Then, run the partition copy to the inactive drive.

I usually use the iso editions of clonezilla and gparted. I’m reading through the materials on each now.

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All you need is to fetch a file and burn it someplace:

Download USB-stick, CDROM-ISO and diskette images:

Bootable PUPPY Linux with integrated DFSee USB-stick
Bootable FreeDOS/Linux USB-stick
Bootable FreeDOS CDROM
Bootable FreeDOS Diskette

If you have a bootable anything with writeable freespace, all you need is whichever of the five binaries runs in whatever you boot. Each is self-contained, no libs needed. The rest of the package is mostly scripts, but does provide a few sub-programs meant to be called via its menu system. Usually when I need a USB boot to run it I boot Knoppix on a stick with an extra EXTx partition in the space the burnt .iso didn’t need. If I’m booted to some other stick, such as an installer, I can mount the Knoppix EXTx to run DFSee from. The Puppy works OK, but I like the Knoppix environment better.

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Ok, I’m looking for the iso version. I have an iso burner already gnome multi-writer. Do I need more than one file?

One iso file holds everything.

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Rescuezilla is a disk imaging app that you might want to consider as well:

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Which link is it? The complete ISO file. Linux os includes DFsee. All in one iso.

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I couldn’t If you download the install .zip, extract its contents, then run a DFSee binary, you can then create a bootable USB stick from within its menu system.

That said, I checked an old release announcement in the support mailing list archive and came up with this zip file, downloaded it, and confirmed it contains the 17.0 .iso file, among several smaller files, including readme.txt. The readme has not been updated since the release of the source and discontinuation of the dfsee.key requirement.

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I downloaded and rescuezilla was lagging. So, I tried again later and successfully download it. I did virus scan on it. Nothing, clean download. Multi-writer did between 3-25 m/s to the kingston data traveler 16gb. Data was verified. I will be booting it with no internet access.

Does anyone recommend using bleachbit to zero out the drive free space, 512gb? To save copying time.

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I did a quick format of the 2tb drive, erasing msw11. I had to turn off secure boot in the bios. I used the boot menu to launch Rescuezilla. I followed the clone steps. Then I exited and launched gparted.

I move the last small partition to the far right. Then the next small partition to the far right. Then, expanded the 512gb partition to the full 2tb. Applied the changes and rebooted, I got the w10/w11 menu. I wasn’t sure which was the right one, so I guessed w11, didn’t boot. Tried win10, worked and entered password. I checked the size of the C drive, 2tb total. :grinning:

I installed and launched a large game, no problems. Now, I have lots of room for the massive game with 26 parts 4gb each. Really slow download, 1.5 to 2hrs average each 4gb file. 16/26 parts :stuck_out_tongue:

Same problem with opensuse, what to do with the other 512gb drive? For now, don’t think I can use as bootable win10 alternate. So, I can use as a backup drive. Opensuse’s 512gb spare HD, not sure yet.

Thanks to all for the suggestions. I found what worked for me and completed the transfer successfully. :joy: