On 10/21/05, Brian Wall <kc0iog at gmail.com> wrote: > > 4. After verifying this info, you can delete the data in your original /home : > > Why? if you're really paranoid, you can mount the new partition on > /home, even if it's not empty. That way you can test things without > deleting any files. Of course once it looks good, you'll want to > delet the files off the original drive to reclaim some space. Yes you're right. I tend to err on the side of paranoia - maybe I need to take off my "data loss" tinfoil hat more often. ;-)