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   Carlos E.R. to CtrlAltDel   
   Re: Convert HDD to SSD   
   06 May 25 02:11:34   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-05-06 01:33, CtrlAltDel wrote:   
   > On Mon, 5 May 2025 13:06:16 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-05-05 12:21, CtrlAltDel wrote:   
   >>> Hello everyone. I have several old spinner hard drives that I no longer   
   >>> use and would like to know if there are any apps I can use to convert   
   >>> them to SSD's?   
   >>>   
   >>> Turning them into regular SSD's would be great, but I would prefer them   
   >>> to become NVMe solid state drives, if possible.   
   >>   
   >> What do you mean, convert? You have to replace them. Do it one at a   
   >> time, create the partitions you wish, format, and copy the files with   
   >> rsync.   
   >>   
   >> nothing to it.   
   >   
   > I was wanting to convert the HDD's to actual SDD's, if possible.   
      
   Absolutely utterly impossible.   
      
   You might open the metal box of a hard disk, remove all the contents,   
   and replace with the contents of the SSD.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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