On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:06:11 +0000, Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have just bought an extra hard disk of 80GB for my computer. Could > > someone here please tell me how to make it my master disk (I still > > have the old one of 20GB), without loosing the information on my old > > disk? > > > Had you done a lot of work in terms of configuration or installation on the > old system? I ask because probably the easiest thing to do would be to make > a new install on the new, bigger disk, then access the old disk as additional > storage. Use the Expert option when you get to the partitioning bit. If you > had a separate /home partition on the old disk you will be able to use that > again, so you won't lose any data. If you didn't, create a separate one on > the new disk. You will be able to copy data over later. Mount the old disk > in that case under any name you will recognise as being the additional > storage. I can't remember whether you can do this at install, but if you > can't it's easily done in Mandrake Control Center afterwards. Either way, > you shouldn't lose your data. The install only needs to format the partition > that will hold your new installation. Home can be re-used over several > distros (and often is - I think my /home is on it's fourth use, and could > really do with some spring cleaning :-) )
Thanks to all who have answered my question. Meanwhile, I changed my mind: I would like to have the smaller disk with MS Windows and the second (bigger) disk with Mandrake. How can I have this dual partition set up? I have also decided to make clean installations. Thanks in advance, Paul
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