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How to move /home directory from HDD to SSD (without reinstalling Linux Mint)?

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I'm a beginner to Linux and using **Linux Mint**. When I first installed Mint, I placed the **root / directory on my SSD**, and the **/home directory on a small partition of my HDD**. Now that I have more space available on the SSD, I’d **like to move /home to the SSD**, for better performance and a fresh start. I don't have any important data in my current /home, so I’m okay with starting fresh — but I don’t want to reinstall Mint, since I’ve already customized it perfectly for my needs. I tried to follow a suggestion from ChatGPT that said to comment out the /home entry in /etc/fstab. But when I rebooted, I got stuck in a login screen loop. I had to go back and fix it manually. Here’s a snippet from my current /etc/fstab: # # / was on /dev/nvme0n1p5 during installation UUID=4db22b84-da3c-4101-9bf5-e58e4ade3681 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # /boot/efi was on /dev/nvme0n1p1 during installation UUID=AEBC-B055 /boot/efi vfat umask=0077 0 1 # /home was on /dev/sda2 during installation UUID=6397f416-fe69-4a90-9336-7497d42df184 /home ext4 defaults 0 2 # this was the HDD - DATA UUID=1A863C6A863C4891 /media/data ntfs defaults 0 0 **Could someone kindly guide me:** How to move /home to the SSD and clean the /home in the HDD? Do I need to remove the /home mount from fstab or move/copy anything manually? What are the exact steps, assuming I’m a beginner and want a smooth experience? **More details:** alexmatt@NodeX:~$ lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,FSTYPE,UUID,MOUNTPOINT,TYPE,MODEL NAME SIZE FSTYPE UUID MOUNTPOINT TYPE MODEL sda 931.5G disk ST100 ├─sda1 881.5G ntfs 1A863C6A863C4891 /media/dat part └─sda2 50G ext4 6397f416-fe69-4a90-9336-7497d42df184 /home part nvme0n1 931.5G disk CT100 ├─nvme0n1p1 │ 100M vfat AEBC-B055 /boot/efi part ├─nvme0n1p2 │ 16M part ├─nvme0n1p3 │ 680.8G ntfs E2D2BE88D2BE6089 part ├─nvme0n1p4 │ 650M ntfs 1454D66754D64ADE part └─nvme0n1p5 250G ext4 4db22b84-da3c-4101-9bf5-e58e4ade3681 / part alexmatt@NodeX:~$ *Thank you in advance for any clear explanation and help!*
Asked by Alex Matthew (11 rep)
Apr 24, 2025, 01:12 AM
Last activity: Apr 26, 2025, 09:01 PM