# Replace 1TB SSD with 2TB SSD on pi **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 25, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011 "2024-01-25T11:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amfibee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@amfibee](https://community.umbrel.com/u/amfibee)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/1 "2024-01-25T11:01:04Z")
Hi, Is there a workaround for replacing the 1TB SSD to an 2TB SSD for my Umbrel installed on a Raspberry Pi? ---
**Author:** ![Rambo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Rambo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Rambo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/2 "2024-01-25T16:03:46Z")
I would like also to do this. Is there a procedure/instruction for this action? clone the disk offline to a new 2 TB disk? ---
**Author:** ![Panoramix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Panoramix](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Panoramix)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/3 "2024-01-27T14:13:08Z")
I have exactly the same issue at hand? ---
**Author:** ![dominicus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/dominicus/32/4380_2.png) [@dominicus](https://community.umbrel.com/u/dominicus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/4 "2024-01-28T14:23:06Z")
You are not alone. I will monitor this for a reply on how to safely clone my 1TB M.2 SATA storage drive to 2TB on a pi4 ---
**Author:** ![amfibee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@amfibee](https://community.umbrel.com/u/amfibee)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/5 "2024-01-28T21:29:04Z")
I tried to clone the SSD unsuccessfully. Carbon Copy Cloner didn’t see the old 1TB SSD on my Mac and using the DD utility command via Terminal was also no succes. It took too much time, after 18 hours it was at 45% and the Mac has to stay awake. So after backing up the LND phrase I had to start all over again with syncing the blockchain on my new 2TB SSD. ---
**Author:** ![amfibee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@amfibee](https://community.umbrel.com/u/amfibee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/6 "2024-01-29T22:21:34Z")
UPDATE I tried the dd command (sudo dd if=/dev/disk2 of=/dev/disk3 bs=1M status=progress conv=sparse) again and after 6 hours it cloned the 1TB SSD on the 2TB SSD. When connected to the Umbrel, the node does not see 2TB but 1TB…very strange. All other apps are working as normal ---
**Author:** ![xrulescu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/xrulescu/32/3394_2.png) [@xrulescu](https://community.umbrel.com/u/xrulescu)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/7 "2024-01-30T13:12:36Z")
Most likely the partition has to be extended/expanded to encompass all the space available on the new ssd. > ---
**Author:** ![amfibee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@amfibee](https://community.umbrel.com/u/amfibee)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/8 "2024-01-30T13:57:06Z")
Problem is solved. I mounted the SSD on a Debian machine and resized is with the standard disk manager to 2TB because there was a small partition unused. After mounting it again on the Umbrel it works fine! ---
**Author:** ![smolgrrr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/smolgrrr/32/2825_2.png) [@smolgrrr](https://community.umbrel.com/u/smolgrrr)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/9 "2024-01-31T03:04:52Z")
Great to hear that this works. ---
**Author:** ![Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@Ray](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Ray)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/10 "2024-02-01T01:43:26Z")
Many of us will be running out of space these days. Is there a step-by-step recommended process for “running out of disk space” for Umbrel on rPi? I was thinking to backup the channels and the Bitcoin & Lightning accounts and “start fresh” with a new installation. Might be better to have a fresh operating system install from time to time anyhow. What’s the best recommended practice for this situation? ---
**Author:** ![isvanmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ea666f/32.png) [@isvanmc](https://community.umbrel.com/u/isvanmc)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/replace-1tb-ssd-with-2tb-ssd-on-pi/15011/11 "2024-03-23T14:32:16Z")
> [@\[GUIDE\] Cloning or Migrating SSD/HDD (Windows)](https://community.umbrel.com/t/guide-cloning-or-migrating-ssd-hdd-windows/2509): > > This guide is for anyone who needs to migrate from an HDD to a SSD, or vice-versa… You can also clone the drive to move it to a bigger drive. Currently I only have Windows instructions. So if anyone would like to make instructions for Linux, or Mac, feel free to do so. TL;DR: version – scroll all the way down. Things needed: Windows PC (of course.) 2 USB 3.0 enclosures or whatever interfaces/enclosures you use for your drives. The drive you’re migrating/cloning from (any size) The drive y…