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On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann |
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<volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> Am 08.11.2012 12:12 schrieb <jdm@××××××××××××.uk>: |
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>> I am about to change my hard drive on my machine from a 500GB to 2tb. |
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>> To transfer I intend to dd the partitions across and then resize using |
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>> lvm as home swap var are located on lvm. |
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>> Is this the right approach or would you recommend another method? |
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>> John D Maunder. |
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> 2tb drive probably different sector size. cp -auv recommended. |
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I agree, best approach is to partition and format the new drive as |
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new, and then copy the files. This will also help you start your new |
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disk with a lack of fragmentation. |
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