[lintek]

System Specs

Operating System – Linux Lite	Linux Lite 7.8
CPU / Processor	Intel Core i5-3570
Memory (RAM)	24 GB
Storage	mSATA SSD, Hard Drive (HDD)
Graphics (GPU)	NV106

II just had to load a fresh copy of LL and have finally gotten all my programs loaded and preferences set.  Is there an easy (free) way to clone this drive to another SSD so that I have it for backup?

If not, I can make another fresh copy of LL and set it up once I need it.

Just curious.  Thanks

[stevef]

Personal preferences.
To clone a drive - clonezilla. Effective tool to make an image of a disk and to restore a saved image to a new disk.  The menus are comprehensive and flexible so may be a bit daunting first time use.

For other uses, the tools that come with Linux Lite work well.
To back up a data disk contents - grync
To backup home directory - deja dup
To backup system files - Timeshift

[lintek]

Would this work?  Looks easy if it does.

[stevef]

Would this work?

Yes, it is one of the suite of basic commands that a utility like clonezilla uses and is widely used for disk cloning and disk image file creation.  Just be 100% sure the command is correctly typed before pressing 'Enter' as it is unforgiving.

[lintek]

Don't I have to type in "sudo" and something else first?  It looked like sudo -l on the video.

[LL-user]

I'd recommend the Clonezilla GUI: Rescuezilla. It's a lot easier to use.

https://rescuezilla.com/

[lintek]

I'd recommend the Clonezilla GUI: Rescuezilla. It's a lot easier to use.

https://rescuezilla.com/

Excellent!  Thank you