I’m wanting to move my current Linux mint install to a bigger drive that’s NVME. I tried clone zilla and did the drive to drive oprion. But I’m unable to boot to the new drive. I read up on it and it seems like I didn’t do the clone correctly. I was wondering, can I back up my current system with timeshift, then just do a normal install of Linux mint on the new drive, then use timeshift to restore my backed up system to the new SSD? Or should do I need to stay with clone zilla?
Timeshift isn’t really the right tool for the job, and i’ve had beef with clonezilla myself.
Using dd in a live environment is one of the most raw and powerful methods. Though, it doesn’t have any of the fool-proofs of cloning tools, so it’s not really recommended if you’re not comfortable with the terminal.
dd (or dcfldd for better dd, or ddrescue for damaged disks) is how I personally do my clones and full disk backups. Few tools beat the speed and control.