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by: RobH - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:13 UTC

I want to add a 250Gb ssd to my existing 120gb ssd, so that I can move
all my data files from the 120gb disk to the 250gb disk.

I have added it to my /etc/fstab file , and is mounted without errors.

So can I now just move my existing folders on the 120gb disk to the
250gb disk, or is there a special or proper way to do this.

Thanks

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by: Big Al - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:20 UTC

On 4/22/24 12:13 PM, RobH wrote:
> I want to add a 250Gb ssd to my existing 120gb ssd, so that I can move all my data files from the
> 120gb disk to the 250gb disk.
>
> I have added it to my /etc/fstab file , and is mounted without errors.
>
> So can I now just move my existing folders on the 120gb disk to the 250gb disk, or is there a
> special or proper way to do this.
>
> Thanks
If it's formatted ext4, I can't see how you'd have any issues with it.

I've got a 2nd drive formatted in ext4 and have moved a lot of my older less used files there.
Bulky items and historical stuff. It's a spinner.

I would say use whatever is your preferred way to transfer files around. I just use nemo and my
routine backup scripts. I have a bookmark in Nemo also for a folder I routinely use that is on
that disk and have no issues with it mounted at boot and Nemo seeing it.
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Al

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by: RobH - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:37 UTC

On 22/04/2024 17:20, Big Al wrote:
> On 4/22/24 12:13 PM, RobH wrote:
>> I want to add a 250Gb ssd to my existing 120gb ssd, so that I can move
>> all my data files from the 120gb disk to the 250gb disk.
>>
>> I have added it to my /etc/fstab file , and is mounted without errors.
>>
>> So can I now just move my existing folders on the 120gb disk to the
>> 250gb disk, or is there a special or proper way to do this.
>>
>> Thanks
> If it's formatted ext4, I can't see how you'd have any issues with it.
>
> I've got a 2nd drive formatted in ext4 and have moved a lot of my older
> less used files there. Bulky items and historical stuff. It's a spinner.
>
> I would say use whatever is your preferred way to transfer files
> around. I just use nemo and my routine backup scripts. I have a
> bookmark in Nemo also for a folder I routinely use that is on that disk
> and have no issues with it mounted at boot and Nemo seeing it.

I have my /home on sda5, a 120gb disk , and the 250gb disk is sdb1.
In the /etc/fstab file I have this for the 250gb disk:

UUID=7e587e82-5242-4b85-add0-7cbed66b5b71 /media/rob auto rw,user,auto
0 >

I think really I would want to move my /home folder accross, but should I
Advice welcomed

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by: RobH - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:28 UTC

On 22/04/2024 17:37, RobH wrote:
> On 22/04/2024 17:20, Big Al wrote:
>> On 4/22/24 12:13 PM, RobH wrote:
>>> I want to add a 250Gb ssd to my existing 120gb ssd, so that I can
>>> move all my data files from the 120gb disk to the 250gb disk.
>>>
>>> I have added it to my /etc/fstab file , and is mounted without errors.
>>>
>>> So can I now just move my existing folders on the 120gb disk to the
>>> 250gb disk, or is there a special or proper way to do this.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>> If it's formatted ext4, I can't see how you'd have any issues with it.
>>
>> I've got a 2nd drive formatted in ext4 and have moved a lot of my
>> older less used files there. Bulky items and historical stuff.   It's
>> a spinner.
>>
>> I would say use whatever is your preferred way to transfer files
>> around. I just use nemo and my routine backup scripts.   I have a
>> bookmark in Nemo also for a folder I routinely use that is on that
>> disk and have no issues with it mounted at boot and Nemo seeing it.
>
> I have my /home on sda5, a 120gb disk , and the 250gb disk is sdb1.
> In the /etc/fstab file I have this for the 250gb disk:
>
> UUID=7e587e82-5242-4b85-add0-7cbed66b5b71 /media/rob auto rw,user,auto
> 0     >
>
> I think really I would want to move my /home folder accross, but should I
> Advice welcomed

Update,
I moved /home onto the 250Gb disk and all is ok now

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by: Nic - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:42 UTC

On 4/22/24 12:13 PM, RobH wrote:
> I want to add a 250Gb ssd to my existing 120gb ssd, so that I can move
> all my data files from the 120gb disk to the 250gb disk.
>
> I have added it to my /etc/fstab file , and is mounted without errors.
>
> So can I now just move my existing folders on the 120gb disk to the
> 250gb disk, or is there a special or proper way to do this.
>
> Thanks
This should be handled in the CMOS/BIOS. Connect the drive to the SATA
port, check the bios to assign boot sequence, then boot. Once booted use
GParted to format the drive.

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by: Dan Purgert - Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:41 UTC

On 2024-04-22, RobH wrote:
> On 22/04/2024 17:20, Big Al wrote:
>> On 4/22/24 12:13 PM, RobH wrote:
>>> I want to add a 250Gb ssd to my existing 120gb ssd, so that I can move
>>> all my data files from the 120gb disk to the 250gb disk.
>>>
>>> I have added it to my /etc/fstab file , and is mounted without errors.
>>>
>>> So can I now just move my existing folders on the 120gb disk to the
>>> 250gb disk, or is there a special or proper way to do this.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>> If it's formatted ext4, I can't see how you'd have any issues with it.
>>
>> I've got a 2nd drive formatted in ext4 and have moved a lot of my older
>> less used files there. Bulky items and historical stuff. It's a spinner.
>>
>> I would say use whatever is your preferred way to transfer files
>> around. I just use nemo and my routine backup scripts. I have a
>> bookmark in Nemo also for a folder I routinely use that is on that disk
>> and have no issues with it mounted at boot and Nemo seeing it.
>
> I have my /home on sda5, a 120gb disk , and the 250gb disk is sdb1.
> In the /etc/fstab file I have this for the 250gb disk:
>
> UUID=7e587e82-5242-4b85-add0-7cbed66b5b71 /media/rob auto rw,user,auto
> 0 >

This is potentially bad, as /media/yourname/ tends to be used as the
parent directory for automounted drives (such as USB sticks).

>
> I think really I would want to move my /home folder accross, but should I
> Advice welcomed

Easy enough, best done in a live session.

With the assumption that "/dev/sda5" is root ("/") of the main install:

1. mount both drives, say to /mnt/120 and /mnt/250
2. move (mv) /mnt/120/home/yourusername to /mnt/250/ (it'll be
"/mnt/250/yourusername" then)

(optional, though highly recommended -- get the UUID of the 250G
partition with lsblk -f)

3. edit /mnt/120/etc/fstab to mount the 250G drive to /home

UUID=12345 /home ext4 defaults 0 0 (if you got the partition UUID)
OR
/dev/sdb1 /home ext4 defaults 0 0

(NOTE -- if you want more than just the default options, you can
certainly add them; but "defaults" is shorter to type ;) )

4. reboot the system, and login. It should all look the same, with the
exception that 'df' will show that "/dev/sdb1" is mounted to "/home"
(and free space will be updated, etc.).

ALTERNATIVELY, you can mount it (nearly) anywhere else, and either have
a symlink in $HOME to that drive (e.g. $HOME/datadrive) or just save
things to "/mnt/datadrive/RobsDocs".

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Subject	Author
Adding new disk to existing system	RobH
Re: Adding new disk to existing system	Big Al
Re: Adding new disk to existing system	RobH
Re: Adding new disk to existing system	RobH
Re: Adding new disk to existing system	Dan Purgert
Re: Adding new disk to existing system	Nic