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How can I migrate my existing /home/ directory to another drive? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This was I can wipe the drive it's on and install a new OS without losing anything in /home/

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I dont like the MV home. 😅

My advice :

login as root.
rsync -av /home, on the new disk.
fstab : comment the old home's line, don't delete, and copy it to change the identifier (path or uuid).
noob tips, add a new file in the new home.
login to check it is ok (with su - user), and check there is the new file.

You can now delete or keep it as a save.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

the mv home is just renaming the folder so you can mount home in the same space. Rsync is probably better than cp but I didn't want to suggest tools that op doesn't have installed.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Oh ok I see why no use of rsync. Clever.

I've read your solution, OP, you can go. Good tuto written on mobile.