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I am using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and as I am very new to Linux I don't know how to copy my entire setup to a new disk.

I have prepared a 500gb Hard disk drive with 5 partitions. I'd like to move my current setup to any of those.

Can this be done like copying the installed files from /home to my new partitions?

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No, this is not an easy task, nor is it very complicated either

(Just a little bit complicated)

  1. Make a system back-up before you begin! (You've just been promoted to User type 4!)
  2. Insert both hard-disks into the same computer. (if you have a laptop, with space for only one hard disk, buy an external USB enclosure.)
  3. Clone the old HDD onto the new HDD. Warning! if you do it the wrong way around, you will destroy all your data! (Did I mention Backups?)
  4. Remove the old drive
  5. Reboot uning the Ubuntu LiveCD / GParted Live CD,
  6. Start gparted and only now start repartitioning!
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