Sage-Tips

Can I move a Linux HDD to another computer?

The most common way for you to move your Linux installation over to a new hard drive is to simply reinstall Linux on the new system and copy over all of your files. While backing up your files, you should look in the /home, /etc, /opt, /root, and /var folders for anything that you may want to keep.

How do I go back to Windows from Linux?

If you have started Linux from a Live DVD or Live USB stick, just select the final menu item, shutdown and follow the on screen prompt. It will tell you when to remove the Linux boot media. The Live Bootable Linux does not touch the hard drive, so you’ll be back in Windows next time you power up.

How do I transfer files from Linux to Windows hard drive?

In Disk Utility – select your Windows drive and then Mount the drive. There should then be an label to the right which shows you where this drive has been mounted, which you can just click on. You can then drag and drop ( or whatever you prefer ) files from your Ubuntu disk to Windows.

Can you take a hard drive out of a laptop and put it in a desktop?

Because there’s “no separate power-supply connector,” that means it’s most likely a 2.5-inch IDE drive. (Newer SATA drives for laptops have the same interface and power connectors as their larger desktop counterparts.) If I’m right, you can use your laptop drive inside your desktop–but you’ll need an adapter.

How do I transfer my Linux to a new computer?

Clone a Linux system install to another computer

1. Boot source and target machines on live USB/CD. Any live USB/CD should be OK.
2. Partition your target hard drive.
3. Mount all partitions on both machines.
4. Transfer the data (network or usb)
5. Change fstab on target system.
6. Reinstall Grub.
7. Reboot target machine.

What happens if I switch the HDD from one computer to another will that HDD work on another computer or not?

If you mount it as a second drive, then the computer would see it as a 2nd hard drive. Your data/files should be readable by the new computer. if you replaced the new computer’s hard drive with your old harddrive, you will need to re-install a Operating System.

How do I change my default operating system from Linux to Windows?

You need to edit the /etc/default/grub file to set Windows as your default OS. You will then select the Windows partition, in my case “Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)” including the double quotes and copy it.

Are Windows files compatible with Linux?

If the file is a windows file, it will not run under Linux on it’s own. If it’s not compatible with wine, then you won’t be able to execute it under Linux. Before you can start, you will need to install Wine. The steps you need to install Wine will vary with the Linux platform you are on.

How do I sync files between Linux and Windows?

4 Ways to Transfer Files From Windows to Linux

1. Transfer files with FTP.
2. Securely copy files via SSH.
3. Share data using sync software.
4. Use shared folders in your Linux virtual machine.

How do you remove a hard drive from a laptop and destroy it?

1. BEFORE YOU BEGIN.
2. STEP 1: Remove the hard drive from your computer.
3. STEP 2: Access the hard drive’s platters and circuit board.
4. STEP 3: Remove the read/write arm, and scratch the platters with a screwdriver to destroy data.
5. STEP 4: Break the circuit board.
6. STEP 5: Recycle the computer’s components.

How do I move Ubuntu from one hard drive to another?

Create an ext4 partition and a swap partition on the new drive. Boot from LiveUSB. Mount the old Ubuntu partition to some directory, mount the new one to some other directory. Copy all files from the old one to the new one using cp -a command. Install grub to the new drive. Update /etc/fstab with new UUIDs.

Do I need a second hard drive for my laptop?

For whatever reason, you need to install a second hard drive into your laptop or desktop PC. If you just use the second drive to store photos, documents, etc., for convenience, you can install an external hard drive.

How to install a new hard drive in Windows 10?

Step 1: Turn on your computer and open Disk Management by pressing ” Win + R ” keys, entering ” diskmgmt.msc ” in the Run box, and clicking ” OK ” button. Step 2: For the newly installed hard drive, the system will automatically pop up the prompt to initialize it. The pop-up window looks like the following one.

Can I install Linux Mint on a new SSD?

When I installed Linux Mint 19.2 (LM19.2), it installed it on the 1 TB drive. The SSD ended up being unrecoverable, and I bought a new Kingston 240 GB SSD. I was about to install LM19.2 onto the new SSD, but it seemed that there must be a way to transfer my well developed LM19.2 image from the 1 TB drive onto the new SSD.