[ubuntu-uk] transfer data from HDD to HDD

[Alan Lord (News)]

On 28/05/10 17:18, Norman Silverstone 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
>
>

Mount the old drive to a temporary location, e.g. /mnt/old_drive

then you can copy files across to your hearts content.

cp -a is a good command to use :-)

You might need to chnage file ownership after copying if you use this 
command but it will retain all the other settings associated with the 
source file hierarchy.

to mount your drive first make a directory, e.g.

sudo mkdir /mnt/old_drive

then mount it

sudo mount /dev/sdXX /mnt/old_drive

then you can browse it with the nautilus file manager or use command 
line tools such as cd, cp, mv and tar etc...

HTH

Al


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