[ubuntu-nz] changing a hard drive

[Bruce Kingsbury]

> urm ok
> can u copy and paste all partitions from the old hd  to a new HD
> assuming that the old is set up as slave and the new as master
> would that take grub with it??
> Cheers

"copy and paste" from the GUI will not transfer grub, an probably
won't preserve things like permissions, ownership and soft-links.

There's a howto here (not the same way I do things, but close enough)
http://www.ubuntuhowtos.com/howtos/move_system_partition_to_new_hard_drive_larger_partition

But if you're not reasonably familiar with command line tools it might
be best/easiest/safest to get some hands-on help from a nearby LUG
member.