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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to Felix   
   Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer ques   
   13 Aug 25 02:49:32   
   
   XPost: aus.computers, alt.os.linux.debian   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:02:43 +1000, Felix wrote:   
      
   > I want to add the C drive* ...   
   >   
   > * sorry, I don't know the linux name for the drive with the OS   
      
   The root directory of the filesystem is called “/”, commonly pronounced   
   “root”.   
      
   (Aussies feel free to go fnarr-fnarr.)   
      
   > My question is.. would the Linux installations on the drives somehow   
   > interfere with or corrupt each other in any way?   
      
   Having two bootable drives in the same machine at boot time could indeed   
   cause confusion. If you connect the other drive via USB after the first   
   one has already booted, that will be fine.   
      
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