I've always separated my 'recoverables' (OS, Apps, Games) from my 'unrecoverables' (Documents) onto two different drives. Under OS X, I would like to have one drive with the OS and Apps, and the other drive to contain the Users directory (or at least my own home directory.) But OS X assumes the Users directory is on the same drive as the OS and won't let you move it. Is there any way to do this?
Possible to move your Home?
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Works fine (I have used it for about a year); only problem is that when you add other userz OS X gets confused and is unable to add User folders.
Works fine (I have used it for about a year); only problem is that when you add other userz OS X gets confused and is unable to add User folders.
There is a "simple" way of moving your /Users directory to another drive, and it is all done through the teminal.
1#Become root. : su - "passvord"
2# move your /Users directory : ditto -v -rsrc /Users /path-to-new-location (usually /Volumes/something.)
3#Renamne /Users : mv /Users /Users-old
4#Create a new /users dir. : mkdir -m 755 /Users
5#Edit the fstab file so that your drive mounts under /Users :
LABEL="volumname" /Users hfs rw 1 2
6#Reboot
DONE
1#Become root. : su - "passvord"
2# move your /Users directory : ditto -v -rsrc /Users /path-to-new-location (usually /Volumes/something.)
3#Renamne /Users : mv /Users /Users-old
4#Create a new /users dir. : mkdir -m 755 /Users
5#Edit the fstab file so that your drive mounts under /Users :
LABEL="volumname" /Users hfs rw 1 2
6#Reboot
DONE