Here’s How to Clone Hard Disks on Linux Ubuntu. One way to clone Hard Disk using Linux is to use the dd command or it can also use cat, but it would be safer to use dd. The cloning process requires quite a long time, and because there is no visible process during using the terminal, we will find it difficult to check the progress of the cloning.

The process of copying data or cloning a hard disk on Linux or on another OS is almost the same, make sure you understand very well which disk is the source and which is the destination. Errors in determining the source and destination will result in data loss.

#dd if = / dev / sdx of = / dev / sdy

where x: source (data)

y is: destination (new / empty hdd)

The terminal prompt will return to standby mode $ .. or # when the cloning process is complete. During the process make sure you do not abort the command.