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| From | pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.mint, alt.os.linux, mageia, alt.os.linux.fedora, alt.os.linux.ubuntu, alt.os.linux.pclinuxos |
| Subject | Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted |
| Date | 2025-02-05 21:31 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <20250205213146.e4ea79a4af92b2decfa8f0d5@gmail.com> (permalink) |
| References | <20250205174633.f4a87cc368048c43fafa509c@gmail.com> <vo0hb1$2hfj0$1@dont-email.me> |
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On Wed, 5 Feb 2025 15:22:57 -0500 "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> wrote: > On 2/5/25 12:46 PM, pinnerite wrote: > > I need to be able to identify the partition address and its file > > address, particularly when I have two drives on-line. > > > > I tried a variety of live devices. Antix was the only one that came > > close. > > > > But years ago I remember a file manager that would allow the user to > > use a single click to switch the contents of the address line at the > > top from say /home/fred to /dev/sdb2 or back. I could not re-locate it. > > > > Does this strike a chord? > > > > > > > Disks command in Mint shows all the drives and the /dev for each. > Also nemo will show you the /dev in tool tips if you hover over the mounted drive in the > side panel. Sadly Disks doesn't help. It just shows the /dev values but doesn't identify the directories or the files. > > When doing a diff (meld) between two folders (if not too large) I do kinda like Jonathan > suggested, and I copy one of the folders I compare to the Downloads folder and rename it > to folder_suspect. Then do a meld and compare, folder vs folder_suspect. Lets me know > which one I prefer and what is suspect to be better or worse. > -- > Linux Mint 22.1, Cinnamon 6.4.6, Kernel 6.8.0-52-generic > Thunderbird 128.6.0esr, Mozilla Firefox 134.0.2 > Alan K. -- Linux Mint 21.3 kernel version 5.15.0-131-generic Cinnamon 6.0.4 AMD Ryzen 7 7700, Radeon RX 6600, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, 2TB Barracuda
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Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-02-05 17:46 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4art@gmail.com> - 2025-02-05 14:04 -0500
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-02-05 19:13 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2025-02-05 15:22 -0500
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-02-05 21:31 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted Jasen Betts <usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org> - 2025-02-09 06:11 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-02-09 11:50 -0500
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-02-09 18:55 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-02-09 16:14 -0500
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-02-11 20:44 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2025-02-13 04:05 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2025-02-13 14:09 +0000
Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-05-15 17:12 -0700
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