Ask Ubuntu Stack Exchange
Ask Ubuntu Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [clone]

Questions related to cloning features or devices.

312 questions
6
votes
3 answers

Is it safe to clone the current used disk

I have a hard drive I am using and I need to clone it, but I can not turn the computer off to take the HDD out. I want to know how safe it is to clone a disk that is being used at the moment it is being cloned. What problems could I have the cloned…
Luis Alvarado
  • 211,503
3
votes
4 answers

'Cloning' Ubuntu to my other PC?

I searched here and see mention of Clonezilla and Remastersys - but nothing I found answered my question completely, so I ask: My home PC is just a generic one, and now that I changed it to Ubuntu I really love how it's come out and how it runs…
mark
  • 311
  • 1
  • 3
  • 14
2
votes
1 answer

Virtualize a Linux physical server

I have an old proxy server uname -a: Linux proxy 2.6.18-6-686 SMP etc etc I think it's Debian (I have apt-get). I've read an interesting article to achieve the virtualization result: http://www.madgenius.com/blog/index....VM-server.html But this…
Pitto
  • 1,938
2
votes
2 answers

Clone Ubuntu server on different machine

I have ubuntu server configured and working properly. Now I want to migrate exactly the same settings including all my data to another machine that could possibly be a different machine. Is there any way to clone each and everything as it is? As I…
Mk Swati
  • 21
2
votes
1 answer

How do I best clone an existing dual boot hhd to a new, larger hhd?

Possible Duplicate: How can I can clone or ghost my system drive to restore it to a bigger HD? I have a 160GB hhd running Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows XP, with the following partition configuration: sda1 Windows NTFS (primary-active and boot and…
user12809
  • 129
1
vote
1 answer

Fastest method to clone one drive to another

I have some constraints that I am working with: -The server that I want to clone is currently at a distant facility that we do not have much access to. -We do not have internet access to said server. -We can visit the server physically, but only for…
Nikki
  • 11
  • 2
1
vote
3 answers

How to clone Ubuntu into same machine with new partion?

In my computer, I want more space for Ubuntu. And for it don't like to format my Ubuntu. How can I copy everything from present Ubuntu and copy everything with user settings etc into other drive? copy everything but i want change drive space. Also I…
Madhav Nikam
  • 2,907
0
votes
1 answer

How to clone a physical disk installed with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to another physical disk?

Intend to fully clone a physical disk installed with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS operating system to another physical disk. The original is booted from grub with an other disk which is also installed with an operating system. Is it possible to apply this type…
piratesailor
  • 103
0
votes
1 answer

Making an exact copy of a drive with 14.10 on it to a larger drive

I am currently running out of an 8GB SD Card, I need to copy the drive to a 16GB SD Card. dd from my research clones the partitions and the boot sector, etc. The 8GB drive is encrypted, how do I cater for this and the drive being cloned / copied is…
Mark Giblin
  • 661
0
votes
1 answer

When Cloning Linux Systems

Assuming you want to use the same OS type on each computer (Ex: Intel x32 bit), is it possible to clone one linux file system of one computer (IE the entire OS) to another computer's hard drive that is a different brand and model computer from the…
user101351
0
votes
1 answer

clone PCIe NVME containing Linux partition in dual boot system - any advice?

I have a dual boot system - Windows 11 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Windows 11 on regular SSD(2.5 inches) and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on PCIe NVME Gen 1 - 512 GB. As PCIE NVME prices has come down and my usage of linux has increased, I bought another PCIe NVME…
Ashu
  • 3,966
0
votes
1 answer

How can I clone my Ubuntu drive to another machine?

I have a project set up on my Ubuntu on Windows 11, and it has a lot of dependencies that took quite a while to set up. I'd like to move to another Windows 11 machine. Where do I even start? Thanks in advance for the input.
russianbear54
  • 1
0
votes
0 answers

Clone a 500GB internal hard disk to 256gb internal SSD

I just added a new 256GB SSD in the place of my 500GB HDD and I used a caddy to add the hdd to the laptop in place of a CD Drive. My files including the OS i.e. Ubuntu is currently on my old HDD, how do I transfer it all to the new SSD?
Bimal Pandey
  • 23
0
votes
1 answer

Replacing Hard Disk used for storage Ubuntu is on SSD

I have Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS installed on a SSD and two other hard drives I use for storage. I want to upgrade one to a bigger drive is there a way to clone it. I have a USB3 Hardrive dock as well. I am a NOOB so any help appreciated and go…
John
  • 11
0
votes
0 answers

Why settings of ubuntu was not restored like before?

So, there is the question: I have done an clone of the root when I considered all things work fine (samba settings was done and sharing working like a charm). Then I tried other settings and things go wrong. I decided now is time to restore, so the…
Sorinmaster
  • 1
1
2