I've got a Dell desktop computer with a small SATA hard drive.
That drive has got two partitions: C and D. The D:\ is a recovery partition that can be used to return the machine to its factory default condition.
I'd like to replace that old small hard drive with a new large hard drive. I also want to preserve the recovery partition.
How can I clone the small drive to the large one–partitions and all?
Best Answer
Take a look at the opensource (and free) software called Clonezilla
It has a bit by bit cloning tool that will do exactly what you want.
You can then use GParted to increase the size of your C: partition.