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How can I install transfer my settings to a new boot drive?

Billy

Sat Oct 25, 2014 6:50:10 am

Zorin 6lts
I want to add an SSD as the new boot drive.
How can I copy all my settings and tweaks to the new drive?
I have worked on it for years to make it the way I want it.

I did a normal install on the SSD.
I have tried booting to Pmagic and copying folders but it does not boot properly.
Which folders hold the user settings and add ons?

Anonymous

Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:47:40 am

The link below will direct you to the right tool to do the job !!!!

LInk : http://sourceforge.net/projects/clonezi ... y-featured

Billy

Sat Oct 25, 2014 5:32:51 pm

Thanks,
I did clone the system manually but the boot sequence looks for the id# if the old drive and boots using the files on the old device.
When I disconnected the old drive the boot said device not found and stalled the sequence.
I need to know which folders to clone to have the old system but keep the boot files which boot the new drive.

I now have a new system which boots on the new drive and the old system on the old drive.
I want to clone the old customized system onto the new drive.

Swarfendor437

Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:06:39 pm

Hi, having had to clone from one to the other, you will be only be able to do 'as is' - no proportional cloning as GNU/Linux allows you to shrink partitions - not expand them! (regardless of what distro it is).

My best clone tool (bearing in mind this was a straight SATA to SATA not SATA/PATA to SSD was to use Clone Copy 1.9.6 off of Hiren's Boot CD.