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dd then resize the fs?
Edit: one caveat here I forgot: if your fstab is using UUIDs, you're going to have to update that, since the new drive won't be the same UUID because, well, it's not the same drive.
Absolutely this. Relatively quick and clean, no messing with installation or reconfiguration. That is, assuming your data isn't completely corrupted and the old drive doesn't just outright fail during transfer... But if that happens you were screwed to begin with.
The old drives are fine, just either too small or too slow, so it sounds like it may be an option