I've recently switched to Linux, specifically Kubuntu, primarily to support multiple monitors. I used to have four different drives on my Windows system: a 240TB SSD, a 1TB SSD, a 1TB HDD, and a 2TB HDD. I installed Linux on the 1TB SSD, which now serves as my home folder. However, I'm struggling to figure out how to manage my drives effectively in Linux. Unlike Windows, it seems I have to click to mount my drives, and they don't feel as integrated into the system. I want to have control over where my files go, especially having my games on the SSD as I did with Steam on Windows. Any advice on organizing my file system would be greatly appreciated!
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I suggest researching RAID setups for more complex storage solutions, especially if you want redundancy. However, for your current needs, sticking with simple mounting and organizing drives should suffice without the complexity.
Using symlinks can help organize your folders better. You can have all your media on the HDD, but create links in your home directory for easy access. If games take up space, just keep your game files organized with symlinks pointing to their locations on the SSD and HDD.
You can edit your `/etc/fstab` file to have your drives automatically mount where you want them every time your system boots. This way, they won’t feel like removable storage anymore. If you’re looking to organize things efficiently, consider having your root filesystem on a faster storage device and only specific data on slower drives. For Steam, you can easily create a new library in the SSD via Steam's settings.
Absolutely! Just make sure to backup the original fstab file before making changes. There are many guides online for examples.
I have a similar setup! I keep my root and home folders on an SSD for speed and use a separate HDD for media storage. I set the HDD to mount at a specific point in my filesystem using `/etc/fstab` as well. You might want to consider formatting your drives to ext4 instead of NTFS for better performance with Linux.
Thanks for the tip! I was worried formatting would wipe everything, but it sounds manageable.
Yeah, just make sure you back up important data first! You can wipe your HDD, but be careful with the SSD that has your OS.
So, using `/etc/fstab` is key? Any tips on how to format that file to work correctly?