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Firstly, let me say I am very new to the Linux community. I have only been using Ubuntu for 2 weeks, so I do not know a lot. As well I am not tech savvy so it may be obvious, but I don't see it.

I have a 120 ssd and 1tb hdd, in a rig that was made a few hours ago. I want to make the ssd my boot drive and used frequently files. So how do I set it up so my /home will be on my hdd but specific files/games/boot up will be on ssd.

I have tried looking online but nothing I found fit what I was looking for.

MasterOfCardz
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Hey i would seriously consider LVM if you have the time to research. here are some steps to put your /home on your HDD.

  • Create a partition on your HDD - use a partitioning tool like gparted

  • Format the HDD with a partitioning tool - use ext4 filesystem

  • Mount /home directory to the device - read link below!

Note: you may have to mount /home while using a live cd or you can backup and re-install and choose the "Custom" option during install as mentioned above.

Useful links:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Mount

umpzavelli
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If you want specific programs to be on the /home volume, you will need to manually move them there and replace the original files with symbolic links ( see man ln ) that point to the other location. After installing a program you can use dpkg -L pkgname to see what files make it up and move them one by one.

psusi
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