[GTALUG] Swapping SSD Drives

[Jim Ruxton]

>> I am currently booting off an SSD drive that boots both Linux (Ubuntu 20.04)
>> and Windows. The partition scheme is shown here:
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zED6cbDncGz-fd1KF2bMjYEf5v3VWSOn/view?usp=sharing <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zED6cbDncGz-fd1KF2bMjYEf5v3VWSOn/view?usp=sharing>
>>
>> I want to get a larger SSD and replace it. Can I just clone this drive to a
>> larger one using Clonezilla? My thought is to put Clonezilla on a USB drive
>> and then clone the current NVMe to another USB key.  Then remove current SSD
>> and replace with a larger one. Boot back into Clonezilla and clone what is
>> on the second USB key to the new SSD in the laptop. Then reboot and voila.
>> Is it that straightforward? I guess another option is to get a NVMe to USB
>> adapter and clone directly to that? Is that a better solution? I've never
>> used Clonezilla before so in unfamiliar waters here. I also have a large HDD
>> in the machine so maybe could copy the current SDD to that as well? Feeling
>> a little lost as to best way to move forward. Thanks for any tips.
> That sounds good to me.  Pretty sure that's what I have done before.
>
Thanks Lennart, so just to be clear did you clone the old drive to a USB 
key?

Jim