You should be able to boot from a live cd and run: mount /dev/sda1 /mnt mkdir /mnt/srv/old-install mv /mnt/* /mnt/srv/old-install/ umount /mnt
...and then do the Debian Stretch installation without bothering with a backup/restore, as it will all be kept there in the /srv/old-install subdirectory. Στις 07/08/2017 05:08 μμ, ο znot...@mailbox.org έγραψε: >> Le 6 août 2017 à 16:29, Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.pro> a écrit : >> Hi, >> >> Urvika would like to upgrade her laptop and she is looking at >> >> a) putting in an SSD >> >> b) installing stretch on the SSD >> >> c) putting her old HDD into a USB dock to copy the files into the SSD >> >> Would anybody be able to lend her a USB dock? > > Hi Daniel, > > Did you get this sorted? I don't have a dock, but I do have a usb to (S)ATA > cable with separate power supply you can borrow for a couple of days. > > I'll bring it with me today. I'm not online when I'm on site, so it may be > difficult to arrange a meeting, as I'm leaving shortly for the venue. I plan > on attending the Freedombox, Debian Edu/Skolinux, Debian Games, and Oracle > vs. Google presentations today. One of those might be a good place to find > me. > > Maybe see you later today, > -- > znoteer > znot...@mailbox.org > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-discuss mailing list > Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss > _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list Debconf-discuss@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss