Moving Zorin OS 16 Pro to a new drive

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Hi,

After reading about and then purchasing Zorin OS 16 Pro, I installed it in a dual boot configuration with my existing Windows 10 installation (on a single 512gb SSD) to install Zorin OS 16 Pro. All went well, but Zorin OS is now sitting on a quite small partition (about 60gb to 80gb) and I have now been using this since my purchase. However, I now have been bitten by the Zorin OS 16 Pro "bug" and I have purchased and installed an extra 500gb SSD. I now want to move the existing small partition on to the new drive and update the dual boot for the moment. However, I am unfortunately clueless on the best way to do this. :worried:

I thought I might be able to move the partition, but how do I then update the Boot Manager configuration? Is it best to install a new version on the new drive and then look at removing the old partition (as I am not concerned about losing anything on that partition)?

Help!

DBJ

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Definitely would go with New Install. Moving everything over, when you are not concerned about losing data, invites the risk with no reward.

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You can make backup for your files, data and than transfer them to new hard ( new installed Zorin)

I saw some thread about moving boot files (editing) but that is not recommended , especially if you are beginner :slight_smile:
Best solution is to start over

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