# Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a # /etc/fstab: static file system information. It is in the wine directory isn't that strange? Another member suggested I should use the new SSD only for data. Nano is an easy editor to work with and should be in your arsenal for linux If you even screw up your fstab.bak then you actually have a copy in a forum message - after all- its just text.
We can see how things are originally mounted.Ģ. When you clone your /home directory to the new drive and your last step is to edit the fstab file then post your original fstab file here.ġ. The file name 'fstab' can be edited with a text editor (nano) and proper root permissions.Ĭode: Select all sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak When you want to change the location/ add a mount point / or change the mounting options of a partition or drive you will have to edit this file. Its a very important file located in the /etc directory.
The fstab file handles all the mounting of your hard drives. I understand it is not possible to extend the home on one SSD with a home partition on the second?
As a newbie I can follow you until the last bitĪfter step the 1st step I suppose I reboot or does foxclone have a partition possibility? Im sure others will have other ideas too. Go into your /etc/fstab and make the change to your /home directory mount point so it points to the new drive. Expand the root (/) partition to the max available room left over from moving the timeshift partition.Ĥ. Move the timeshift partition to the end of the original drive (all the way right).ģ. Then clone your /home partition to the new drive.Ģ. Can you help me with that? I would still give home as the partition name i suppose?ġ. Yes I would like to make the new SSD my home partition and use it for data only. But how to delete the files now? They are in different locations aren't they? If you still want to go ahead with a new home partition, let us know. It's easy enough, and it makes data back-up much easier too. It's better to use the new partition for data storage only. You can make a new /home partition on the second disk, move all your folders and files there, and then delete the original home partition. Just type the command without brackets or color-code tags or quote marks, starting with 'du' and ending with 'h' as above. All you had to do was copy and paste that command. But you included the color coding tags around the comand according to the print-out. How do I make an entry in my /etc/fstab file ? Yes I think I have to move the home folder to the second disk because it turns out timeshift does not have enough space for more the one snapshot. I am an old windows user so I consider the home partition as my data disk and yes all my data are stored there. If it's the other case (too much cache), find out where most of it lies, by running command: du -hd1. You would also have to make an entry in your /etc/fstab file so that the data is directly accessible at boot time, otherwise you will have to mount it manually each time after booting up. If it's the first case then I would move all the data in your home folder to a new partition on the second disk. Have you got all your data stored in there, or have you allowed your cache files to build up to such a degree in GBs? Not sure why your Home folder is using so much space.