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Can I change the /home folder after ubuntu installation? [duplicate]
I had installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a clear 40gb hd, but now i have a 100gb partition that i want to use as a /home folder, is there a problem to simple use fstab to change the mounting point?
I'm ...
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How to create a separate home partition after installing Ubuntu under single / partition [duplicate]
I have got a dual boot system here with a couple of partitions:
Windows 7 OS partition
Another partition for office data
One partition for Ubuntu
And of course one 100Mb partition auto-made by ...
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Can I change where my /home folder is located? [duplicate]
I want to make my /home folder on a separate partition on my harddrive. How can I do that, if there is a way?
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How to install new version of ubuntu and keep home partition untouched [duplicate]
My PC is ubuntu 14.
My PC contains 2 partitions: "/" and "/home"
I do not want to backup the data in another disk. I want to keep it when installing new version
how to install new version of ubuntu ...
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Mounting a physically separate drive as my home folder? [duplicate]
I have 1 TB SSD and a 120 GB SSD. I'd like to use the 120 drive for
/
/var
/etc
and so on and make a very minimal home folder on that drive. I would then like to mount another drive (which I would ...
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Move home folder to another drive? [duplicate]
I have everything currently installed on a 120GB SSD. I've recently installed a 2nd drive (480 ssd) which I've partitioned for about 90% personal use and 10% in case I add 'other' purposes. I@ve not ...
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How do I setup Ubuntu for SSD and HDD? [duplicate]
I have a feeling that this question has been asked before, but I was wanting to know if anyone has installed Ubuntu on an SSD and have their /home folder on an HDD?
The reason I ask is I have a ...
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How to move "home" to a separate partition in recovery mode? [duplicate]
I accidentally screwed my system so I only am able to boot in the repair mode. Anyway, I want to reinstall it (upgrade to 15.10, if that matters). So I want to save my "home" directory. I have access ...
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How to import settings and files from old HD/smaller to new HD/1TB [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Move home folder to second drive
I upgraded from a smaller HD to a larger HD, for now I have both HD's, but plan on getting rid of the older HD... also the newer drive is a ...
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How do I make permanent the changing of my /home folder [duplicate]
How do I make permanent the changing of my /home folder
I changed the /home folder using this command:
sudo mount /dev/sda2 /home
It works fine but, when I restart, the change is lost.
¿ How do I ...
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Partitioning SSDs [duplicate]
I'm a lifelong Windows user, and absolutely new to Ubuntu. I just built this new computer and wanted Ubuntu on it, but there's a bit of a learning curve...
I have a 32GB SSD (sdb) that I would like ...
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Is it possible to move the /home directory without reinstalling the whole computer? [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 18.04 on a 50 GB SSD partition (+9.9 GB swap). I also have a mechanical drive with >= 105GB free Ext4 partition in that computer. I'm running out of space on that SSD partition. I'd ...
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Ubuntu is installed on my 250G ssd, but i want to install everything else on my 2TR Hardrive [duplicate]
So is it possible? what is the simplest way to do this at this point, booth using the App store but also when installing pacakes through the terminal? thanks for the help, also i am on ubuntu 19.10
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How do I use another partition as home post-installation? [duplicate]
I have a home partition from a previous installation that I grew out of (zorin os, really slow boot time) and now I have a kubuntu install that I just recently created. My question is: How do I both ...
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Terminal method of formatting storage drive
I want to know how to format a storage drive from the terminal. Helpful things to provide in the answer would be often used options for commands and base knowledge that one can use to extrapolate ...