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Re: Confusing file systems when both an old and a newer drive are mounted

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)
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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.


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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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