Have you read “stunning digital photography” by Tony and Chelsea Northrup? It might be a little bit geared towards the novice but I seem to remember quite a few advanced tips in there too. Might be worth a skim or a check out from the library?
They can still boot to a live linux usb and dd the drive from there. I’ve done this twice to move to larger ssd’s. Then just adjust the partition to use the rest of the space with gparted.
Have you read “stunning digital photography” by Tony and Chelsea Northrup? It might be a little bit geared towards the novice but I seem to remember quite a few advanced tips in there too. Might be worth a skim or a check out from the library?