On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 08:21:01AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> I have a 1TB drive that is getting I/O  errors enough that while I
> was out of the country, it hung and my wife was NOT happy.  So it is
> time to replace it. And with a 2TB file.
> 
> This is a server with the drive as EXT4, boot partitions, swap
> partition, and a few data (/boot, /, etc.) partitions.
> 
> Given that I am experiencing I/O errors, it would seem that a dd is
> not advisable.  I can dd the boot portion onto a new drive, I can
> build the partitions on a new drive.  I can boot the system with a
> live CD.
> 
> What is a good way to move the OS and all the data?  I used
> Clonezilla some many years ago, but that does not seem to be the way
> to go when there are bad sections on the source drive?

I'd try ddrescue. I used it on my wife's win7 box a couple years
ago and it just quietly did the job, despite bad spots on the HD.

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