Moving Files

[Scarymonkeys]

Hello! So I recently installed a new 1TB HDD for some extra space. My old one was a 160GB drive that I already have my OS and the such loaded onto. Everything works, and I've created a partition for the new drive. 

 

Now for situating everything. I'm wanting to keep my 160GB drive primarily for the Linux OS itself, and nothing else. I would like to move all of my home folders with all of my applications and files over to the new drive so that when I open up my files organizer, all of my documents, downloads, videos, music, etc., will be stored on the new HDD but still look the same. Therefore, the 160GB drive will have nothing to do with any of that other than the OS itself. Data will be stored on the other drive.

 

How can I do this?

[The Official Czex]

Clone it.

[Scarymonkeys]

Clone it.

I'm wanting to keep the OS data on the 160GB drive itself. Will I be able to leave that?

 

Another example I want to do is to be able to record off of the new drive as well.

[The Official Czex]

I'm wanting to keep the OS data on the 160GB drive itself. Will I be able to leave that?

 

Another example I want to do is to be able to record off of the new drive as well.

 

Yes. Just clone the files and applications you want onto the new drive.

[Scarymonkeys]

Yes. Just clone the files and applications you want onto the new drive.

I did research on it, and as far as I can tell, if you clone something, it's all or nothing. (Unless there's something I haven't seen?)

Is there any other way I could go about this?

[The Official Czex]

I did research on it, and as far as I can tell, if you clone something, it's all or nothing. (Unless there's something I haven't seen?)

Is there any other way I could go about this?

 

Clone it all and delete what you don't need or just copy all of your files and reactivate your applications that need a key. 

[Captain_WD]

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Hey there Scarymonkeys,

 

@The Official Czex gave you some really good ideas. Cloning your old drive and then wiping the OS part from the new one should work just fine. Just make sure you are booting from your old drive and keep everything on your old drive while testing if everything is working properly on the new one and only then start deleting things from the old one.

Another thing would be a drag-and-drop move from the old to the new drive. Some cloning applications offer partition clonign which can also help.

 

Captain_WD.

[Scarymonkeys]

Alright. I'll try this. Thanks guys!