From: user@example.net   
      
   On 13/05/2024 17.20, candycanearter07 wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   and then bind mount the /media/something to /home ?   
   far easier and more logical to just mount the second drive as /home.   
      
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