From: candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid   
      
   Jeff Gaines  wrote at 15:06 this Monday (GMT):   
   > On 13/05/2024 in message  Jeff   
   > Gaines wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >>I want to install Linux with a 250 GB SSD for the OS and a 1 TB SSD for   
   >>the data. I tried Googling:   
   >>   
   >>"how to install Linux with one drive for Linux and one for data" and can't   
   >>believe the replies that came up! Most of them are about dual booting or   
   >>re-writing Grub.   
   >>   
   >>I like Linux Mint xfce if that makes a difference.   
   >>   
   >>Can anybody point me to a guide on this please? I have plenty of   
   >>experience doing it on Windows but this is the first attempt with Linux.   
   >   
   > Many thanks for all the replies :-)   
   >   
   > I confirm I want to set it up with 1 x OS drive and a separate drive for   
   > my data, e.g. documents, pictures etc. I just found it easier in Windows   
   > to back up the data drive and, in the event of a problem just re-install   
   > Windows and the data was still there.   
   >   
   > It's a 250 GB SSD because I'm not sure anything smaller is available   
   > nowadays!   
   >   
   > I hope the new (to me) machine will arrive tomorrow and will have the   
   > replies next to me while I install. I will let you know how it went...   
      
      
   Well, that would be even easier to set up if its two separate drives.   
   Just make a mount point somewhere (maybe in /media) and edit the fstab   
   file accordingly.   
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