From: nospam@needed.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 10/15/2025 5:23 PM, RobH wrote:   
      
   >>>> I used sudo dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/nvme0n1 status=progress.   
      
   Are you *sure* the "if" and "of" of that command are correct ?????   
      
   The command, as written, looks quite naughty.   
      
   It looks like you *erased the source drive* using a blank new storage   
   device as the source of bytes. Am I reading that wrong ? Is it   
   my mistake ?   
      
   Use your LinuxMint installer USB stick, boot and do a Live Session.   
      
   Then, run "gnome-disks" and look at the mess you have made.   
      
   Using the disk selection menu on the left, examine both storage   
   devices and see if both are empty. You would be doing this   
   live session on the NUC, while the external drive is plugged in   
   so you can check and see which direction the clone actually   
   went in.   
      
   The dd command is like working with Nitroglycerin.   
      
   it takes no prisoners. It wipes like the dickens, if used incorrectly.   
      
      Paul   
      
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