Move Win7 partition to another disk

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I have a problem: my HP Stream has a 32GB built-in drive, and the software updates to Win7 need more space :-(

The partitions on the 32GB drive are:

MS protected

Win7

Windows recovery

I have a 64GB SHDC card in it, with linux installed (and dual boot). I'd like to swap them (so linux is on the 32GB drive & win7 on the 64GB one). I tried moving the MS protected + win7 partitions to the 64GB drive (after reformatting it), but then windows wouldn't boot and insisted on doing a full system recovery.

How can I move the installed Win7 to the 64GB drive?

which partitions to move?

what other changes to make (apart from post-move linux install)?

p.s. I've read the other answers relating to moving windows partitions, and they all assume that the old drive will be replaced by the new one. That isn't the case for me. I want to keep the existing drive as the boot drive, and move windows to another drive and have it dual bootable with linux on the old drive ...

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I have a problem: my HP Stream has a 32GB built-in drive, and the software updates to Win7 need more space :-(

The partitions on the 32GB drive are:

MS protected

Win7

Windows recovery

How can I move the installed Win7 to the 64GB drive?

which partitions to move?

what other changes to make (apart from post-move linux install)?

edited Nov 25 at 7:02

Mureinik

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asked Nov 24 at 20:25

JeToJedno

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I have a problem: my HP Stream has a 32GB built-in drive, and the software updates to Win7 need more space :-(

The partitions on the 32GB drive are:

MS protected

Win7

Windows recovery

How can I move the installed Win7 to the 64GB drive?

which partitions to move?

what other changes to make (apart from post-move linux install)?

edited Nov 25 at 7:02

Mureinik

2,27151525

asked Nov 24 at 20:25

JeToJedno

I have a problem: my HP Stream has a 32GB built-in drive, and the software updates to Win7 need more space :-(

The partitions on the 32GB drive are:

MS protected

Win7

Windows recovery

How can I move the installed Win7 to the 64GB drive?

which partitions to move?

what other changes to make (apart from post-move linux install)?

windows-7 hard-drive system-reserved-partition

edited Nov 25 at 7:02

Mureinik

2,27151525

asked Nov 24 at 20:25

JeToJedno

edited Nov 25 at 7:02

Mureinik

2,27151525

asked Nov 24 at 20:25

JeToJedno

edited Nov 25 at 7:02

Mureinik

2,27151525

edited Nov 25 at 7:02

Mureinik

2,27151525

edited Nov 25 at 7:02

Mureinik

2,27151525

asked Nov 24 at 20:25

JeToJedno

asked Nov 24 at 20:25

JeToJedno

asked Nov 24 at 20:25

JeToJedno

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With dual boot you must have grub installed.
The following procedure might work:

Copy the Win7 contents to the 64GB drive

Let grub discover it so having 2 Win7 installations

Verify that the new Win7 installation can boot

Install Linux over the previous Win7 partition and update grub.

Take a backup image of the 32GB disk first and have some means of restoring it,
just in case.

You will not be able to copy Windows from within Windows, so you will need
to use a tool such as
AOMEI Backupper Freeware
and ensure you can boot it.
Do not use a Linux Live CD/USB to copy Windows files.

I remark that an SHDC card is not as safe a media as a hard disk
(nor as fast),
so you should be careful with backups.

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With dual boot you must have grub installed.
The following procedure might work:

Copy the Win7 contents to the 64GB drive

Let grub discover it so having 2 Win7 installations

Verify that the new Win7 installation can boot

Install Linux over the previous Win7 partition and update grub.

Take a backup image of the 32GB disk first and have some means of restoring it,
just in case.

I remark that an SHDC card is not as safe a media as a hard disk
(nor as fast),
so you should be careful with backups.

answered Nov 24 at 21:07

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up vote
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With dual boot you must have grub installed.
The following procedure might work:

Copy the Win7 contents to the 64GB drive

Let grub discover it so having 2 Win7 installations

Verify that the new Win7 installation can boot

Install Linux over the previous Win7 partition and update grub.

Take a backup image of the 32GB disk first and have some means of restoring it,
just in case.

I remark that an SHDC card is not as safe a media as a hard disk
(nor as fast),
so you should be careful with backups.

answered Nov 24 at 21:07

harrymc

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up vote
0
down vote

With dual boot you must have grub installed.
The following procedure might work:

Copy the Win7 contents to the 64GB drive

Let grub discover it so having 2 Win7 installations

Verify that the new Win7 installation can boot

Install Linux over the previous Win7 partition and update grub.

Take a backup image of the 32GB disk first and have some means of restoring it,
just in case.

I remark that an SHDC card is not as safe a media as a hard disk
(nor as fast),
so you should be careful with backups.

answered Nov 24 at 21:07

harrymc

250k11258555

With dual boot you must have grub installed.
The following procedure might work:

Copy the Win7 contents to the 64GB drive

Let grub discover it so having 2 Win7 installations

Verify that the new Win7 installation can boot

Install Linux over the previous Win7 partition and update grub.

Take a backup image of the 32GB disk first and have some means of restoring it,
just in case.

I remark that an SHDC card is not as safe a media as a hard disk
(nor as fast),
so you should be careful with backups.

answered Nov 24 at 21:07

harrymc

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answered Nov 24 at 21:07

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