Date: 16 Sep 2005 09:57:07 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: sstahl@gmail.com Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: upgrade HDD Message-ID: <44mzmdyv2k.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <14197f4205091521093a3528f4@mail.gmail.com> References: <14197f4205091521093a3528f4@mail.gmail.com>
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Scott <sstahl@gmail.com> writes: > I have a FBSD 4.10 install on a machine that the HDD has become full. > I would like to replace the drive with a larger one so does anyone > know any howtos on how to do a disk to disk transfer? Yes. See the FAQ, where some of the "frequently asked questions" are "How can I add my new hard disk to my FreeBSD system?" and "How do I move my system over to my huge new disk?" > I've down this with Linux before... copied the partitions over in > single user mode and reinstalled the boot manager although I suspect > there's some differences with FBSD as I've never replaced a disk on it > before. Only minor differences. It's particularly trivial if you keep the old disk, and just use the new one for extra space.
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