Hey everyone! I've got a setup with three hard drives in a 7-year-old system running Fedora. Here's the current layout: I have an SSD for my boot on sda, and two 1TB HDDs (sdb and sdc) for storage. I recently managed to clone the SSD without a hitch, but now I'm trying to swap out the old HDDs since they're pretty worn out. The issue is, when I try to clone either of the 1TB drives, it takes ages and just doesn't make any real progress. One drive gets about halfway through, while the other barely moves at all. I suspect that both drives are showing too many errors to clone properly, even though smartctl checks show they pass.
What I'm thinking is this: can I back up my home directory to another 2TB HDD, replace sdb and sdc with new drives, and then format them later? I want to ensure my home files remain intact and avoid reinstalling Fedora. Alternatively, could I unmount the old drives while the system is running and perform a file system repair check? I could really use some advice on how to proceed!
2 Answers
I get that cloning can be frustrating! If you're using an offline cloning station, maybe try Clonezilla? It has multiple cloning options and might handle error recovery better than what you’re currently using.
Sounds like you've got a tricky situation! Instead of cloning, have you considered just doing a clean format of the new disks and then using rsync to transfer your files? It might save you some headaches, especially if the drives are having read errors.
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