Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 05:33:34 -0400 From: Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replacing Drive with SSD Message-ID: <55E02AEE.9090409@sneakertech.com> In-Reply-To: <CEAD84AD-341A-4FB9-A3A1-D0D5A550AFFD@lafn.org> References: <CEAD84AD-341A-4FB9-A3A1-D0D5A550AFFD@lafn.org>
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>just use dd to copy everything (system would be > quiescent). Can I do the same with a SSD or does it need to be setup > differently? dd doesn't care what kind of drive it is (as long as it's not a cd/dvd). Remember though that if the new SSD has a higher capacity than the old drive, dd will not automatically expand any of the partition info for you- you'll have to tweak it later.
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