[Matt Devo]

Hi all,
I have been running a dualboot setup to primarily use OE/LE on my Chromebox CN60 (Haswell Celeron) since 2014 and it has been awesome, thanks Matt!

However I have gotten to a stage where I am running out of space on the original 16GB SSD (I had to delete the thumbnail cache to free up enough space on the 9gb partition to be able to do a manual update) so I am thinking I will upgrade the SSD to a 128 or even 256gb size. My questions are:

1. What is the easiest way for me to upgrade the SSD and still retain my settings? A full backup of LE, replace the ssd, redo dualboot setup on new ssd with latest firmware, restore LE from my backup?
2. On the original ssd I used 9 of the 16gb total for my OE/LE partition size. I really only use my chromebox as a HTPC booting into LE, although I like to have the chromeOS there as an option to use occasionally but it is quite rare. Based on this usage model I assume I would be fine giving the LE partition all but say 10gb?
3. At this stage am I better off buying a new Chromebox entirely? It has been running OE/LE noticeably slower over the last 6-12 months, although the reason for this is difficult to know. I run my HTPC to access a mySQL database stored on a synology NAS, connected via Ethernet cable. Most of the content is 1080p rips upscaling to a 4ktv. The slowness is most noticeable browsing through my content in the menu system. Based on this (admittedly limited) information and maybe others own experiences would anyone be prepared to speculate on the likely bottleneck? CPU/SSD/too much data having to pass through the Network? 4 gb ram seems to be no issue...

Thanks again everybody.

easy peasy:

- backup existing LE config
- install new SSD
- restore ChromeOS using recovery media
- re-install LE using EZ Setup Script
- restore LE backup

You're perfectly safe to assign as much space to LE as you want, leaving ChromeOS 10GB or so (just use the max the script recommends). I run a similar setup re: mysql on Synology over LAN and have zero speed issues. If you're running the Kodi UI at 4k, then that's definitely going to be sluggish since max refresh there is 30Hz at 4K. I'd recommend running the Kodi UI at 1080p/60 and using refresh-rate switching on start/stop to let Kodi output film content at 2160p24 as needed. No need to upgrade IMO unless you want 4K UI and/or HEVC playback, but even then I'd wait as there's no perfect 4Kp60/HEVC/HDR box yet