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Once Steve had a bootable USB stick with a running copy of Rescatux
installed, he set about cloning the software from from the original Laptops
160GB disc to a modern 120 GB solid state drive using the Gparted edi-
tor. He was then able to replace the old hard drive with the new SSD and
have a fully functioning operating system.

Steve also mentioned another Linux based application called Gnome Disk
which he had not had time to investigate thoroughly.

Gnome disks is a tool to manage disk drives and media:
* format and partition drives.
* mount and unmount partitions.
* query s.m.a.r.t. attributes.
it utilizes udisks.

For cloning purposes, purchasing a docking station from around £15 will
make life simpler.

Some useful websites.
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-rescue-your-system-with-
rescatux/

http://www.supergrubdisk.org/rescatux/
http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2014/167/Rescatux-Rescue-Disk

https://rufus.akeo.ie/

https://www.howtogeek.com/191054/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drives-
and-sd-cards-for-every-operating-system/