Just to preface I am brand new to linux, and a novice at computing in general. Basically I'm trying to clone a live copy of my current Zorin OS on my laptop (with the settings, apps, modifications, etc.), to a larger, faster internal SSD through an adapter. When I select the option "disk to disk" I get the following error in the attached file.
I'm sure I must be missing something very basic, cheers for any help.
It looks like Clonezilla live system only detects one disk on your machine?
Could you please enter command line prompt, then run:
1. sudo -i
2. cat /proc/partitions
3. blkid
Please post the results of 2 & 3.
Thanks.
Steven
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Hi Steven, ok this is the output. Does it have anything to do with the formatting I used on the drive? In any case, when I plug it in the USB-C slot, it pops right up in file manager as a 500 GB volume.
In 2 "cat /proc/partitions", there is a space between "cat" and "/proc/partitions". You should add space then run it again.
From the info we have now, it seems /dev/sda is your USB flash drive, and /dev/nvme0n1 is the internal disk. To me, it seems there is only one internal disk... Can you confirm that /dev/sda is the USB flash drive which Clonezilla live exists?
Steven
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Yes, there is only one internal disk which is running my operating system. As I said I'm a noob, so maybe I misunderstood what's actually possible with clonezilla...what I'm looking to do is copy this operating system, as it is, to a better 500 GB internal nvme drive that is inside a usb enclosure/adapter. Then install that 500 GB drive internally.
In the first image I attached, the usb drive correctly shows up as "sda 500 GB", and after selecting I get the error.
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File didn't go through with the last message for some reason. I'm not sure I understand your question at the end, but clonezilla is installed on my current Operating system
So do you know the sizes of your source disk and destination one? It's not clear to me which one is which one. It seems we can only tell them by the size of disk in your case.
Steven
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So your source disk is /dev/nvme0n1, and destination disk is /dev/sda. Do not choose the wrong one.
//NOTE// Backup important data before you use Clonezilla. Just in case.
Steven
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That's weird... Unless some device is busy, i.e., mounted. Otherwise you should have sda or nvme0n1. One can be the source disk, and the other one can be the destination disk.
What's the result if you run "mount" in the command line prompt?
Steven
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Just to preface I am brand new to linux, and a novice at computing in general. Basically I'm trying to clone a live copy of my current Zorin OS on my laptop (with the settings, apps, modifications, etc.), to a larger, faster internal SSD through an adapter. When I select the option "disk to disk" I get the following error in the attached file.
I'm sure I must be missing something very basic, cheers for any help.
It looks like Clonezilla live system only detects one disk on your machine?
Could you please enter command line prompt, then run:
1. sudo -i
2. cat /proc/partitions
3. blkid
Please post the results of 2 & 3.
Thanks.
Steven
Hi Steven, ok this is the output. Does it have anything to do with the formatting I used on the drive? In any case, when I plug it in the USB-C slot, it pops right up in file manager as a 500 GB volume.
In 2 "cat /proc/partitions", there is a space between "cat" and "/proc/partitions". You should add space then run it again.
From the info we have now, it seems /dev/sda is your USB flash drive, and /dev/nvme0n1 is the internal disk. To me, it seems there is only one internal disk... Can you confirm that /dev/sda is the USB flash drive which Clonezilla live exists?
Steven
Ah ok, here it is with the space.
Yes, there is only one internal disk which is running my operating system. As I said I'm a noob, so maybe I misunderstood what's actually possible with clonezilla...what I'm looking to do is copy this operating system, as it is, to a better 500 GB internal nvme drive that is inside a usb enclosure/adapter. Then install that 500 GB drive internally.
In the first image I attached, the usb drive correctly shows up as "sda 500 GB", and after selecting I get the error.
File didn't go through with the last message for some reason. I'm not sure I understand your question at the end, but clonezilla is installed on my current Operating system
Last edit: sean m 2023-06-11
So do you know the sizes of your source disk and destination one? It's not clear to me which one is which one. It seems we can only tell them by the size of disk in your case.
Steven
The installed disk running the OS is around 250 GB, the one I want to copy to is 500 GB.
So your source disk is /dev/nvme0n1, and destination disk is /dev/sda. Do not choose the wrong one.
//NOTE// Backup important data before you use Clonezilla. Just in case.
Steven
Got it, but it gives me no other option when I go through disk to disk. Only the 500 GB destination, source doesn't show up.
That's weird... Unless some device is busy, i.e., mounted. Otherwise you should have sda or nvme0n1. One can be the source disk, and the other one can be the destination disk.
What's the result if you run "mount" in the command line prompt?
Steven