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From: carl hansen <carlhansen1234@gmail.com>
Subject: moving /gnu to different disk
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:39:02 -0800
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Rather than trying the following, I thought, "Why not ask first?"

Due to the sizes of various hard disks in my machine, I want to move /gnu
to /directoryondifferentdisk/gnu
and then do
mount --bind /directoryondifferentdisk/gnu /gnu

(I have already formed a superstition that
ln -s /directoryondifferentdisk/gnu /gnu
won't work)

I see a vast collection of hard links in /gnu/store/.links...

I forsee problems when copying /gnu, not reproducing hard links
but reproducing the data.

Are my fears founded? How to proceed?
Or better to start over with new installation of gnux and /gnu?

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Rather than trying the following, I thought, &qu=
ot;Why not ask first?&quot;<br><br></div>Due to the sizes of various hard d=
isks in my machine, I want to move /gnu<br></div><div>to /directoryondiffer=
entdisk/gnu <br></div><div>and then do<br></div><div>mount --bind /director=
yondifferentdisk/gnu /gnu<br><br></div><div>(I have already formed a supers=
tition that<br>ln -s /directoryondifferentdisk/gnu /gnu<br></div><div>won&#=
39;t work)<br><br></div><div>I see a vast collection of hard links in /gnu/=
store/.links...<br><br></div><div>I forsee problems when copying /gnu, not =
reproducing hard links<br></div><div>but reproducing the data.<br><br></div=
><div>Are my fears founded? How to proceed?<br></div><div>Or better to star=
t over with new installation of gnux and /gnu?<br></div></div>

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