Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@vhuy036
vhuy036 / hdd2ssd-dualboot.md
Created December 9, 2022 00:58 — forked from inequation/hdd2ssd-dualboot.md
Guide to migrating a dual-boot Linux/Windows system to an SSD

Having painstakingly performed the operation of migrating dual-boot systems to SSDs (without a fresh install of any of the systems) twice in the recent days, I've decided to write the steps down in case I ever need to repeat it. It may also benefit someone else on the internet. This is the most efficient and least error-prone workflow to the best of my knowledge, and discovering it was not as easy as it may seem.

Please excuse the somewhat short-hand form of this guide; I take the liberty to assume the reader is a power-user and is at least familiar with Linux.

The scenario

Here are the specific conditions I worked under:

  • Dual-boot, Linux/Windows system.
  • MBR partition tables.