Hey everyone! I'm new to Linux and I'm looking for advice on how to properly mount my secondary drive. My setup includes an NVMe and a SATA SSD. In Windows, my drives were labeled as "C:" for the OS and "D:" for everything else, which I typically used for downloads, games, and media. I know a bit about the Unix file system and have heard about the benefits of having a separate home partition. I'm considering using my secondary drive as the home partition, but I'm unsure how that might affect me long-term. Right now, my secondary drive is still in NTFS, but I'm thinking about formatting it to ext4. What are your thoughts on the best mounting schemes or practices? Thanks in advance!
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In my experience, I usually mount extra drives in subfolders of /mnt. For example, I have /mnt/storage for my miscellaneous stuff, similar to your old D: drive. USB drives and SD cards go to /media/username. If you want a separate /home partition, you can format your secondary drive as ext4 and mount it directly to /home, which gives you a fresh home folder. Just remember, any data in your old home will be inaccessible unless you unmount /home. It's a good way to keep things organized!
Yeah, I did something similar. My main drive is divided between / and /home. It really helps me stay organized. I even symlink important directories from my secondary drive to my home for easy access. It’s nice to see those drives but keeping them in /mnt serves as a reminder of the extra space.