USB Flash to HD

[weathertwp]

I've been running Mint Cin on a flash drive for a few weeks, and don't want to lose how I currently have it setup, is it possible to clone it over to a physical HD ??

[claudiux]

No guarantees, as I haven't tested this:

You can try using Timeshift by saving the data to another USB drive (preferably one with a larger capacity). In the Timeshift backup settings, also uncheck the home folder and the ‘/root’ folder.

Next, perform an installation to the hard drive. Once the installation is complete and you have rebooted from the hard drive, use Timeshift to restore the data from the USB drive where it was saved.

You may need to repair the /boot partition using boot-repair. Also, remove a few packages that are only useful when booting from a USB drive (though I don’t have a list of them).

Good luck!

[phuocthanhlamnguyen-gif]

Yes, it's possible, and here's how: first, go to GParted, second, go and copy the drive of the USB and paste it to the unallocated drive of the Hard drive (or storage) and well you're done, but note that the drive identifier will be different and it'll have a high chance of failing, so if you want to be safer, then just get the data you need (like work, or anything you need), put it on backup if you can (like Google drive if you have a google account, but theirs more alternative) and when you move to the main machine you'll go back to the backup and you'll safety use your machine again

[cplittlfield]

Myself, I'd back up my personal data (/home/$USER/), including all the hidden files. Next, I'd use the Mint Backup Tool and create a list of all my system packages (doesn't handle flatpaks, however). Then I'd install Linux Mint fresh on the HDD (or, better, SDD), restore my personal data, and have the Mint Backup Tool re-install all my applications from the saved list.

So you have a number of ways to proceed.