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Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago

How can I migrate my existing /home/ directory to another drive?

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How can I migrate my existing /home/ directory to another drive?

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Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months ago

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

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Many Linux installers can preserve /home when asked nicely.

(as root) rsync -avz /home/youruser/ other-machine:/home/

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