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   Mike Scott to Monsieur   
   Re: Copying home folder to new machine   
   01 Sep 25 19:38:24   
   
   From: usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid   
      
   On 01/09/2025 17:01, Monsieur wrote:   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   Any reason not to use rsync? Run as root and use -a option /after/   
   reading the manpage carefully.   
      
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   Mike Scott   
   Harlow, England   
      
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