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| Thread ID: 145729 | 2018-01-15 03:06:00 | So today I.. | piroska (17583) | PC World Chat |
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| 1444833 | 2018-01-16 21:58:00 | Timeshift by default only backs up system files, but can back up user files if you change settings. I am not sure whether it will restore to a different partition. Perhaps you might be better to back up your /home directory with the Mint backup tool then reinstall Mint with the partitions the way you want them, then restore your files from the back up. Once you get the system as you want it then do the timeshift image. When I initially install Mint I usually do a custom partitioning during installation and have / on the first partition, a swap partition, then /home on a third partition that is larger (this could even be a separate drive) this way I can reinstall Mint on / without needing to backup then restore /home (you tell it to use it as /home during partitioning) this shows how: (although it is quite old it shows the general method) forums.linuxmint.com |
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| 1444834 | 2018-01-17 03:06:00 | Perhaps you might be better to back up your /home directory with the Mint backup tool then reinstall Mint with the partitions the way you want them, then restore your files from the back up. I have / on the first partition, a swap partition, then /home on a third partition that is larger this way I can reinstall Mint on / without needing to backup then restore /home (you tell it to use it as /home during partitioning) Er.....what? So OK, I am currently just copying the entire contents of /home over to the second HDD. It will fit. Everything else I tried didn't work. Systemback sounded good but won't make an iso if the file is too big. I'm thinking, wipe main drive, repartition 50/50 or so....30/70? I dunno....and install on partition one, then copy /home back over to partition 1. Partition 2 stays as additional storage and backup. Would it work? |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1444835 | 2018-01-17 04:12:00 | Systemback is not intended to make an iso. Your plan will work. My suggestion was aimed at simplifying things on later reinstalls, but you might never need to. As for sizes of the partitions that's up to you, just ensure that partition one has enough space for the system and your files, plus a bit. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1444836 | 2018-01-17 05:51:00 | Systemback is not intended to make an iso. My suggestion was aimed at simplifying things on later reinstalls, but you might never need to. As for sizes of the partitions that's up to you, just ensure that partition one has enough space for the system and your files, plus a bit. yes it is: www.techrepublic.com OK, what I am not sure how to do is this. Nothing is on sda1. It just says its boot but it's (almost empty). So how do I do this properly. Sys on sda1? Never mind where my home might live. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1444837 | 2018-01-17 06:09:00 | When you say it is boot, do you mean boot flag or /boot? If it is /boot I would just specify sda1 as / and tick format in the partitioning stage of the installer. Didn't know that about Systemback, but I have only recently started using it, thanks for the info. |
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