[ale] how do I properly move my home folder from ubuntu to mint

[jdp at algoloma.com (JD)]

A) nothing replaces having good backups.  NOTHING.

B) the issue with having the OS, apps, and HOME in the same partition is why many folks place /home on a dedicated partition. Some distros do this by default. For anything besides a play install, I spend the time to setup partitions the way I like.  That means /home either on a dedicated partition or an NFS mount.

This could be a great pre-meeting topic?

"Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I just had a frustrating experience and want to learn how to avoid it 
>next time.
>
>Previously, I had set up all my machines to dual boot with ubuntu and 
>windows.  I've now decided to move to Mint since I'm disenchanted with 
>ubuntu.  Yes, I know they share the same core.
>
>The hdd in question had an ext4 partition which was ubuntu and an ntfs 
>partition which I use for data.  I booted a mint live cd, mounted the 
>ubuntu file system by clicking it within the file browser, and copied
>my 
>ron folder to the ntfs partition.  It complained about some files being
>
>inaccessible, but still copied about 43 MB of data, which looked like 
>the right number.
>
>I then proceeded to install mint in the ext4 partition.  When I started
>
>the installer, I selected the option to erase ubuntu and install mint. 
>
>I eventually got mint booting and working the way I wanted.  Then, I 
>went back into the file browser and told it to copy the files back from
>
>the ntfs partition to the new mint home directory and merge any 
>duplicate folders.  I made the mistake of using a move command rather 
>than a copy command.  At some point, it generated another error saying 
>it couldn't copy some files.  I cannot remember the exact message.  I 
>clicked skip all.  The net result is that about 43 MB of data was
>copied 
>to my new home folder and about 387 MB of data wasn't copied.  
>Unfortunately, the files were removed from the ntfs folder even though 
>they were skipped, which I think is a design flaw.
>
>The net result is that I lost about 9/10 of what was in my original 
>ubuntu home folder unless I can find a backup somewhere.  I don't think
>
>there was anything too critical, but who knows.
>
>So, can anyone please tell me the proper procedure to move the contents
>
>of my home folder from a ubuntu install to a mint install so this 
>doesn't happen next time I install mint on another computer?
>
>Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Ron
>
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