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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

#45053 — Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question

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). 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. 

 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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#45076

William Unruh wrote:
> On 2025-08-13, Felix <none@not.here> wrote:
>> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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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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Linux Mint 22.1

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#45077

On 2025-08-14, Felix wrote:
> William Unruh wrote:
>> [...]
>> 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

This makes no sense.  Do you mean to say that you simply have no network
shares?

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#45081

Dan Purgert wrote:
> On 2025-08-14, Felix wrote:
>> William Unruh wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> 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
> This makes no sense.  Do you mean to say that you simply have no network
> shares?
>

I don't know anything about networks

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#45094

On Thu, 8/14/2025 9:13 AM, Felix wrote:
> Dan Purgert wrote:
>> On 2025-08-14, Felix wrote:
>>> William Unruh wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>> 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
>> This makes no sense.  Do you mean to say that you simply have no network
>> shares?
>>
> 
> I don't know anything about networks
> 

Sure you do. You're sending packets to USENET :-)

If your Ethernet port did not work, you would
just contact us and ask. Um... Well, maybe not.

The Ethernet NIC on my Asus motherboard, LM221 does
not have a driver for it. I use a USB3 to Ethernet (GbE)
adapter with an ASIX chip, as that brand seems to have
drivers in lots of OSes. That's how I get out of scrapes
with the mystery-meat Ethernet.

It's even worse, with the hardware monitor in the SuperIO.
*Nothing* has drivers for that :-/ (Sensors cannot read it.)
The only way to see a temperature or voltage reading for that hardware,
is in a page in the BIOS screen. Doesn't work anywhere else.

   Paul

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#45100

Paul wrote:
> On Thu, 8/14/2025 9:13 AM, Felix wrote:
>> Dan Purgert wrote:
>>> On 2025-08-14, Felix wrote:
>>>> William Unruh wrote:
>>>>> [...]
>>>>> 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
>>> This makes no sense.  Do you mean to say that you simply have no network
>>> shares?
>>>
>> I don't know anything about networks
>>
> Sure you do. You're sending packets to USENET :-)
>
> If your Ethernet port did not work, you would
> just contact us and ask. Um... Well, maybe not.

:)

>
> The Ethernet NIC on my Asus motherboard, LM221 does
> not have a driver for it. I use a USB3 to Ethernet (GbE)
> adapter with an ASIX chip, as that brand seems to have
> drivers in lots of OSes. That's how I get out of scrapes
> with the mystery-meat Ethernet.
>
> It's even worse, with the hardware monitor in the SuperIO.
> *Nothing* has drivers for that :-/ (Sensors cannot read it.)
> The only way to see a temperature or voltage reading for that hardware,
> is in a page in the BIOS screen. Doesn't work anywhere else.

I now have LM 22.1 up and running from a nvme on Asus Prime B550M, and 
humming like a well oiled machine :)

>     Paul


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