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Re: [LUG] move user data and settings to new hard disk

 

I would use Rsync

something like 
rsync -avz /home/user/  /seconddisk/home/firtdiskuser/

press return and watch it fly across

you can omit stuff you don't need ie 

 --exclude "*~" 

On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 21:13 +0100, paul sutton wrote:
> Hi
> 
> i currently have ubuntu 9.04 installed on my first hard disk and 10.04 
> installed on the second
> 
> i want to move user data from the first hard disk to the accounts on the 
> 2nd hard disk, can sonmeone help me with regard to the best way to do this,
> 
> 
> paul
> 
Regards

Kevin Lucas
Minions Post Master(Sub) 
Po House, Minions,
Liskeard Cornwall 
PL14 5LE
01579363386


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