From: Monsieur@notreal.invalid   
      
   Linux can be an ass sometimes.   
      
   I finally got a new machine on which I installed the latest Mint. Works   
   beautifully. Next I copied my complete home folder from the old machine   
   on an external ssd and then copied that back to the new machine.   
   Unfortunately nothing showed up in the new home folder when I rebooted.   
      
   Chatgpt advised me to sudo chown -R $USER:$USER ~ to change the   
   ownership of all files in home but that didn't help.   
      
   Another internet page told me to copy all the folders starting with a   
   dot again, which I did. Now a few things are back (wallpaper settings,   
   Thunderbird found my e-mail profiles), but most stuff isn't there yet,   
   like all the icons in my panel or the start menu. The home folder is   
   still empty, except for a folder .dosbox which somehow wriggled its way   
   into there.   
      
   I am willing to redo the whole installation if necessary, but what is   
   the best way to copy my home folder to the new machine without all the   
   trouble I'm having right now? Anyone experienced this too?   
      
   Thanks for any pointers in the right direction.   
      
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