Copying files from one disk to another disk
I want to copy all contents from one disk to another HDD. I thought the cp command might do the trick.
cp -aR /dev/nvme0n1p1/* /dev/sda1/
/dev/nvme01np1 is the old disk that I want its content to be copied and /dev/sda1 is the new disk. However I got an error saying that /dev/nvme01np1 is not a directory.
cp disk
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I want to copy all contents from one disk to another HDD. I thought the cp command might do the trick.
cp -aR /dev/nvme0n1p1/* /dev/sda1/
/dev/nvme01np1 is the old disk that I want its content to be copied and /dev/sda1 is the new disk. However I got an error saying that /dev/nvme01np1 is not a directory.
cp disk
edited Nov 24 '18 at 22:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39.8k1479134
asked Jun 18 '18 at 11:14
Sabrina ZuraimiSabrina Zuraimi
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Are the devices that you mentioned mounted somewhere on the system?
– Kusalananda
Jun 18 '18 at 11:15
it said that /dev/nvme01np1 is mounted on /run and /dev/sda1 is mounted on /sda1/home/
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:29
Whoops, sorry, when I checked the "Disks" application, it said that the nvme01np1 is mounted at filesystem root whilst sda1 is mounted at /disks/local
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:35
What is your intention to do this? Are you going to replace the old HD with the new one after copy?
– Winnie Tigger
Jun 18 '18 at 12:02
Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. Better use a live usb. But if you want to make a full copy of partitions/hard drives, it's better to usedd(also from live system) which copies blocks instead of files.
– RoVo
Jun 18 '18 at 13:19
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I want to copy all contents from one disk to another HDD. I thought the cp command might do the trick.
cp -aR /dev/nvme0n1p1/* /dev/sda1/
/dev/nvme01np1 is the old disk that I want its content to be copied and /dev/sda1 is the new disk. However I got an error saying that /dev/nvme01np1 is not a directory.
cp disk
edited Nov 24 '18 at 22:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39.8k1479134
asked Jun 18 '18 at 11:14
Sabrina ZuraimiSabrina Zuraimi
11
I want to copy all contents from one disk to another HDD. I thought the cp command might do the trick.
cp -aR /dev/nvme0n1p1/* /dev/sda1/
/dev/nvme01np1 is the old disk that I want its content to be copied and /dev/sda1 is the new disk. However I got an error saying that /dev/nvme01np1 is not a directory.
cp disk
cp disk
edited Nov 24 '18 at 22:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39.8k1479134
asked Jun 18 '18 at 11:14
Sabrina ZuraimiSabrina Zuraimi
11
edited Nov 24 '18 at 22:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39.8k1479134
asked Jun 18 '18 at 11:14
Sabrina ZuraimiSabrina Zuraimi
11
edited Nov 24 '18 at 22:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39.8k1479134
edited Nov 24 '18 at 22:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39.8k1479134
edited Nov 24 '18 at 22:34
Rui F Ribeiro
39.8k1479134
39.8k1479134
asked Jun 18 '18 at 11:14
Sabrina ZuraimiSabrina Zuraimi
11
asked Jun 18 '18 at 11:14
Sabrina ZuraimiSabrina Zuraimi
11
asked Jun 18 '18 at 11:14
Sabrina ZuraimiSabrina Zuraimi
11
11
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Are the devices that you mentioned mounted somewhere on the system?
– Kusalananda
Jun 18 '18 at 11:15
it said that /dev/nvme01np1 is mounted on /run and /dev/sda1 is mounted on /sda1/home/
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:29
Whoops, sorry, when I checked the "Disks" application, it said that the nvme01np1 is mounted at filesystem root whilst sda1 is mounted at /disks/local
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:35
What is your intention to do this? Are you going to replace the old HD with the new one after copy?
– Winnie Tigger
Jun 18 '18 at 12:02
Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. Better use a live usb. But if you want to make a full copy of partitions/hard drives, it's better to usedd(also from live system) which copies blocks instead of files.
– RoVo
Jun 18 '18 at 13:19
add a comment |
Are the devices that you mentioned mounted somewhere on the system?
– Kusalananda
Jun 18 '18 at 11:15
it said that /dev/nvme01np1 is mounted on /run and /dev/sda1 is mounted on /sda1/home/
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:29
Whoops, sorry, when I checked the "Disks" application, it said that the nvme01np1 is mounted at filesystem root whilst sda1 is mounted at /disks/local
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:35
What is your intention to do this? Are you going to replace the old HD with the new one after copy?
– Winnie Tigger
Jun 18 '18 at 12:02
Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. Better use a live usb. But if you want to make a full copy of partitions/hard drives, it's better to usedd(also from live system) which copies blocks instead of files.
– RoVo
Jun 18 '18 at 13:19
Are the devices that you mentioned mounted somewhere on the system?
– Kusalananda
Jun 18 '18 at 11:15
Are the devices that you mentioned mounted somewhere on the system?
– Kusalananda
Jun 18 '18 at 11:15
it said that /dev/nvme01np1 is mounted on /run and /dev/sda1 is mounted on /sda1/home/
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:29
it said that /dev/nvme01np1 is mounted on /run and /dev/sda1 is mounted on /sda1/home/
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:29
Whoops, sorry, when I checked the "Disks" application, it said that the nvme01np1 is mounted at filesystem root whilst sda1 is mounted at /disks/local
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:35
Whoops, sorry, when I checked the "Disks" application, it said that the nvme01np1 is mounted at filesystem root whilst sda1 is mounted at /disks/local
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:35
What is your intention to do this? Are you going to replace the old HD with the new one after copy?
– Winnie Tigger
Jun 18 '18 at 12:02
What is your intention to do this? Are you going to replace the old HD with the new one after copy?
– Winnie Tigger
Jun 18 '18 at 12:02
Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. Better use a live usb. But if you want to make a full copy of partitions/hard drives, it's better to use
dd (also from live system) which copies blocks instead of files.– RoVo
Jun 18 '18 at 13:19
Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. Better use a live usb. But if you want to make a full copy of partitions/hard drives, it's better to use
dd (also from live system) which copies blocks instead of files.– RoVo
Jun 18 '18 at 13:19
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Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. You should better use a live system. But with cp you cannot copy devices from /dev, you can only copy between the mount points of the devices.
If you want to clone a partition or hard drive, it's better to use dd which copies blocks instead of files.
Make sure, the second hard drive has at least the same size as the first one.
Startup a live system
Copy hard drive, e.g.:
dd if=/dev/nvme0n1p of=/dev/sda bs=32M
or using
cat(via):
cat /dev/nvme0n1p >/dev/sda
Read:
- Full DD copy from hdd to hdd
- https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/linux-dd-command-clone-disk-practical-example/
- https://serverfault.com/questions/4906/using-dd-for-disk-cloning
answered Jun 18 '18 at 13:26
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Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. You should better use a live system. But with cp you cannot copy devices from /dev, you can only copy between the mount points of the devices.
If you want to clone a partition or hard drive, it's better to use dd which copies blocks instead of files.
Make sure, the second hard drive has at least the same size as the first one.
Startup a live system
Copy hard drive, e.g.:
dd if=/dev/nvme0n1p of=/dev/sda bs=32M
or using
cat(via):
cat /dev/nvme0n1p >/dev/sda
Read:
- Full DD copy from hdd to hdd
- https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/linux-dd-command-clone-disk-practical-example/
- https://serverfault.com/questions/4906/using-dd-for-disk-cloning
answered Jun 18 '18 at 13:26
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Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. You should better use a live system. But with cp you cannot copy devices from /dev, you can only copy between the mount points of the devices.
If you want to clone a partition or hard drive, it's better to use dd which copies blocks instead of files.
Make sure, the second hard drive has at least the same size as the first one.
Startup a live system
Copy hard drive, e.g.:
dd if=/dev/nvme0n1p of=/dev/sda bs=32M
or using
cat(via):
cat /dev/nvme0n1p >/dev/sda
Read:
- Full DD copy from hdd to hdd
- https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/linux-dd-command-clone-disk-practical-example/
- https://serverfault.com/questions/4906/using-dd-for-disk-cloning
answered Jun 18 '18 at 13:26
RoVoRoVo
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Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. You should better use a live system. But with cp you cannot copy devices from /dev, you can only copy between the mount points of the devices.
If you want to clone a partition or hard drive, it's better to use dd which copies blocks instead of files.
Make sure, the second hard drive has at least the same size as the first one.
Startup a live system
Copy hard drive, e.g.:
dd if=/dev/nvme0n1p of=/dev/sda bs=32M
or using
cat(via):
cat /dev/nvme0n1p >/dev/sda
Read:
- Full DD copy from hdd to hdd
- https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/linux-dd-command-clone-disk-practical-example/
- https://serverfault.com/questions/4906/using-dd-for-disk-cloning
answered Jun 18 '18 at 13:26
RoVoRoVo
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Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. You should better use a live system. But with cp you cannot copy devices from /dev, you can only copy between the mount points of the devices.
If you want to clone a partition or hard drive, it's better to use dd which copies blocks instead of files.
Make sure, the second hard drive has at least the same size as the first one.
Startup a live system
Copy hard drive, e.g.:
dd if=/dev/nvme0n1p of=/dev/sda bs=32M
or using
cat(via):
cat /dev/nvme0n1p >/dev/sda
Read:
- Full DD copy from hdd to hdd
- https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/linux-dd-command-clone-disk-practical-example/
- https://serverfault.com/questions/4906/using-dd-for-disk-cloning
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Are the devices that you mentioned mounted somewhere on the system?
– Kusalananda
Jun 18 '18 at 11:15
it said that /dev/nvme01np1 is mounted on /run and /dev/sda1 is mounted on /sda1/home/
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:29
Whoops, sorry, when I checked the "Disks" application, it said that the nvme01np1 is mounted at filesystem root whilst sda1 is mounted at /disks/local
– Sabrina Zuraimi
Jun 18 '18 at 11:35
What is your intention to do this? Are you going to replace the old HD with the new one after copy?
– Winnie Tigger
Jun 18 '18 at 12:02
Copying files from the currently running system to another disk is problematic. Better use a live usb. But if you want to make a full copy of partitions/hard drives, it's better to use
dd(also from live system) which copies blocks instead of files.– RoVo
Jun 18 '18 at 13:19