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Re: Partitioning the disk

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On Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:24:43 -0400, kyuzo <kyuzo@tenno.com> wrote:

> I have to partition again my disk, too little space for root partition,
> so i must save my /home partition in a temporary external disk (all the
> files, of course the hidden too), shrink the /home partition and enlarge
> the root one.
> a cp command is enough for the migration of the /home files?
> and which parameters add to the command?
> And could I verify the correct migration then, mounting the /home on the
> external disc?
> Tanks in advance.

I"ve used the following.

Make sure the external disk is is a linux file system that will support ownership,
permissions, hardlinks and soft links, and that it has enough space.

Reboot, switch to a console login, and login as root. This makes sure all files normally
in use when logged in as the regular user are closed.

Mount the external disk

# mkdir -p /BKUP

Replace sda11 in the following command with the correct partition

# mount /dev/sda11 /BKUP

Replace /home/dave in the following command with the correct username.
Don't forget the trailing / on the paths
Double check the paths to make sure there are no typos

# rsync -auvxSP --specials --delete  --exclude="lost+found" /home/dave/ /BKUP/home/dave/

To recover the files if needed, repeat the process, reversing the order of the directories.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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