From Win11 to MX : clean SSD first [Solved]

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Re: From Win11 to MX : clean SSD first [Solved]

#21 Post by mixmax »

Eadwine Rose wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2024 11:55 am Personally.. if you are physically removing the drive from the system and inserting a new one, I see no need to use encryption.
The encryption is in case I'd have to give or sell the new SSD to someone on day.

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Re: From Win11 to MX : clean SSD first [Solved]

#22 Post by Eadwine Rose »

Oh if you are forced to give up the computer? I'd format it before that. :)
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Re: From Win11 to MX : clean SSD first [Solved]

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Currently writing from my new 100% MX Linux SSD. Installation time : less than 10 minutes. It works like a charm! Thank you!

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#24 Post by Eadwine Rose »

Great!! Have fun with it :)
MX-23.6_x64 July 31 2023 * 6.1.0-37amd64 ext4 Xfce 4.20.0 * 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Asus TUF B450-Plus Gaming UEFI * Asus GTX 1050 Ti Nvidia 535.247.01 * 2x16Gb DDR4 2666 Kingston HyperX Predator
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Re: From Win11 to MX : clean SSD first [Solved]

#25 Post by j2mcgreg »

mixmax wrote: Thu Jun 20, 2024 2:37 pm Currently writing from my new 100% MX Linux SSD. Installation time : less than 10 minutes. It works like a charm! Thank you!
Great stuff!!!
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