Last time I tried cloning a drive it failed miserably and I was stuck doing everything manually and took forever

  • zerbey@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    CloneZilla. Command line scary? RescueZilla. Both free, easy to use, and I use them in an enterprise business and have for many years if you want some proof they’re safe and reliable.

    Quick note: If it’s your OS drive: Clone it. Shut down. Disconnect source drive before turning back on or you’ll have boot issues and be scratching your head why.

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      1 year ago

      Another vote for clonezilla. I’ve used it 20+ times for this exact thing. One tip: you might want to chkdsk your drive from windows before you clone it. I’ve had that screw up the copy a few times.