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Upgrading SSD in elitedesk g2 800 (sh.itjust.works)
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Okay so im planning to buy a new m2 ssd for my elitedesk. I got a 256 gb m2 ssd today but it’s starting to fill up.

But I’m wondering if I just can get a new one and transfer everything from the old ssd to the new one?

I’m using proxmox now. Is there anything I need to consider?

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[-] sarkxy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You can get one of these but they are expensive also be aware there are SATA and nvme M.2 SSD types they are not compatible.

Although you did not mention if your old drive is also M.2. Consider a USB M.2 housing. With software you can then clone the existing drive to the new one and you can then use the old SSD in the housing as a flash drive.

[-] ZebraGoose@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Ah sweet. The current disk is a m2. Gonna try out the m2 housing/cabinet way 😄

[-] ostsjoe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If you have a free pcie 4x or higher slot, you can throw in a cheap card to adapt to m.2 nvme, like 12 bucks. I'm running one in my older hp desktop that doesn't have m.2 and it's been working great.

[-] nehal3m@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

There's a few ways to go, I have used dd in the past to clone the existing drive out to a disk image on a USB SSD, then installed the new SSD in the system and did the process in reverse (and then used gparted to expand the partitions out to size).

There's also cloning devices that can do this but I've only ever done that with traditional 3.5" and 2.5" disks, not m.2.

Whatever you do, make sure you have a backup of your important data before you make any attempt.

[-] ZebraGoose@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks. Gonna make three backups before. Just in case!

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