On 28 May 2010 17:18, Norman Silverstone <nor...@littletank.org> wrote: > My rather ancient desktop PC has stopped working due, I think, to a > faulty MBoard and I am now using a laptop running 10.04. I would like to > be able to transfer a variety of files such as Firefox Bookmarks and > email addresses in Evolution from the old HDD to the new computer. The > HDD has been removed from the PC and I have an attachment which connects > the old HDD via a USB cable to the laptop and I would welcome advice on > the best way to proceed. Thanks in advance, > > Norman >
If you just want data out of your old /home/norman/ directory, just mount the device as normal, show hidden files, and copy across into your new /home/norman/ You can be selective or just copy the lot (though applications might be a bit picky about having config files changed while they're running). An alternative to effectively clone the old user would be to log out, switch to a console, and $ cd /home $ sudo mv /home/norman /home/norman.new $ sudo cp -R /media/OLDDISK/home/norman /home/norman $ sudo chown -R norman:norman /home/norman Jonathon -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
