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Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question

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William Unruh wrote:
> On 2025-08-13, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:
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>> I want to add the C drive* from a working LM 22.x PC via USB to another
>> LM 22.x PC for the purpose of transferring a lot of personal files. ie.
>> Photos, docs, PDF, etc., My question is.. would the Linux installations
>> on the drives somehow interfere with or corrupt each other in any way? I
>> know I can use a USB stick to  transfer the files, but just connecting
>> the actual C drive via usb saves having to transfer the files twice.
>> (once to USB stick then from the USB stick to the main PC).
>>
>> * sorry, I don't know the linux name for the drive with the OS
> The simplest way of transfering files on Linux is to use rsync. You need
> ssh and rsync installed on both machines.
>
> Now you say these "C" driives are each attached on separate machines
> each running Linux Mint. You do not say whether they are also attached
> to networks (either by ethernet cable or by wireless).

the machines are connected to the same router via ethernet cables, but 
are not on a network

>   On LM1 ( the
> machine containing the C drive now containing those personal files you
> want to transfer)
> rsync -avxAHX /path/to/C/drive/directory LM2:/path/to/C/drive
>
> That will transfer all of the files in /path/to/C/drive/directory on LM1 to
> machine /path/to/C/drive/directory on the the machine LM2. It also
> compares hashes of the files on the first machine to the hash of the
> drive transfered to LM2 to make sure that no error has crept into the
> tranfer. The speed is limited to the speed of the network connecting
> them
>
> If you have the drive C which contains the personal files, there is
> absolutely nothing which prevents you from installing that same drive
> onto the other machine. Just give it a different name.
> Eg on LM2, as root to
> mkdir /Cold
> mount /dev/sdb6 /Cold
> then you can trasfer the files from /Cold to /C using rsync, or cp.
>   No need for networks or usb cables.

That's exactly what I have done now. I select the boot drive via F8, 
then transfer files using drag and drop. Since I have HD carriers* in 
the computer, it's very easy to add the other drive, or any drive for 
that matter, and remove them when not needed. Thank  you very much for 
this information. :)

* https://tinyurl.com/ms6sce2a

>
>   Note that this is NOT Windows. C has no meaning except what you give
>   it. When the directory is mounted it is solely thename you give it
>   (Cold above) the system does not look into Cold and see that it is a
>   Microsoft file or a boot file.
>   In fact under Linux you control the file or directlry names.
>
>
>> TIA
>>


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Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2025-08-13 04:52 +0000
  Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-14 21:13 +1000
    Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2025-08-14 11:39 +0000
      Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-14 23:13 +1000
        Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-14 18:34 -0400
          Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question Felix <none@not.here> - 2025-08-15 12:12 +1000

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