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
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