On Sat, 6 Oct 2018 10:23:41 +1000 "Michael D. Setzer II" <msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 5 Oct 2018 at 18:30, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > Date sent: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 18:30:57 -0500 > From: Ranjan Maitra <maitra@xxxxxxxxx> > To: Community support for Fedora users > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: copy /home on one laptop to another > Organization: Mailbox Ignored > Send reply to: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Hi, > > > > I have a new laptop and have installed F28 on it. The old laptop is also running F28. I would like to copy /home from the old laptop to the second. What would be the best way to do this? Both are on the network, but I am hoping for a solution that does not go through the network. > > > > Any suggestions? > > Couple of questions. > 1. Is this one user or many users? One user. > 2. Do the user(s) have the matching user numbers on the two machines? Yes, that is correct. > 3. Are you copying just data files or everything? There are a number of > directories with start with . and they are not copied automatcially by some > processes. I am fine with copying everything including the . directories and files. > Some files might be in use if running from the hard disk OS, so might be > better to boot from type of live cd, and do the copy, and then do the reverse > on other system as well. > > Could also use a cross-over cable, and connect machines directly, and > transfer files. Where do I get this? The new XPS 13 has type-C USB and the old one has the old USB drive. I do have the type-C to USB converter. Thanks again! Ranjan _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
