How to Move Your Linux Root Directory to Another Hard Drive or Partition Any Filesystem

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In this video, I will teach you:
-How to move your Linux Root directory to another hard drive or partition
-How to remount the Root directory
-How to reinstall your bootloader & refresh initrd/initramfs so that you can boot into your recently-moved Root directory
-What to do after you have moved it

Links:
How to Rename BTRFS Subvolumes (& Move The Contents of Subvolumes to Other Subvolumes): https://youtu.be/buBgbUAURpE
How to Migrate a Linux Installation to a New Hard Drive (including to Smaller Hard Drives): https://youtu.be/hH2MTX0B2Ik
How to Convert a Linux Filesystem Without Data Loss: https://youtu.be/Ey54dPa9Yo4
Download Boot Info Script: https://github.com/arvidjaar/bootinfoscript
How to Update Initrd or Initramfs on Your Linux Distribution: https://youtu.be/H-YZ-SMaQLg
How to Partition a Hard Drive On Linux (& Filesystem Guide): https://youtu.be/ICYLWcXSn2I
Download Linux Mint: https://linuxmint.com/download.php
How to Create a Bootable USB on Windows, macOS & Linux: https://youtu.be/PspSroPd8NE
How to Create a Bootable CD ROM or DVD ROM on Windows: https://youtu.be/DJ-_t5SqaUk
How to Create a Bootable CD ROM or DVD ROM on macOS: https://youtu.be/WzRIJlyCGLs
How to Create a Bootable CD ROM or DVD ROM on Linux: https://youtu.be/muJpfNgtQ_U
Linux Filesystem Guide:
How to Partition a Hard Drive On Linux (& Filesystem Guide): https://youtu.be/ICYLWcXSn2I
How to Move the Linux Home Directory to a Different Hard Drive or Partition: https://youtu.be/5ac8ahZndzY
How to Separate the Linux Home Directory from the Root Directory & Move It to Another Hard Drive or Partition: https://youtu.be/INhYP5piqws
How to Create BTRFS Subvolumes (& How to Move Your Linux Partitions Into Them): https://youtu.be/6Ktj3Si7FCw
If you would like to see the instructions, here is a link to the PDF file: https://mega.nz/folder/dIQEWTpL#F4_OqJBf3n-LnEMWFXjBnQ

0:00 Intro
0:33 Other options
1:01 Check some details about your Linux distribution
2:59 Identify your current Root partition
3:18 Create a backup
3:27 Create a bootable USB, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM & boot into it
4:02 Make sure you have enough free space & create a Root partition
4:58 Mount your old & new Root partitions & copy the contents of the filesystem
7:19 If your Linux installation is EFI (GPT)
8:10 Update the whole filesystem
8:31 Just for EFI
9:15 Update the whole filesystem (continued)
12:11 Reinstall & reconfigure the bootloader
14:32 Check if your conversion has been successful
14:41 If the conversion isn’t successful
15:29 When your conversion has been successful
16:51 Outro

If you have any questions or want to make any suggestions, please email me at: [email protected]

The background music is called ‘June’ by Bobby Richards – you can download it from the YouTube Audio Library.

This video was made using free & open source software (OpenShot Video Editor, OBS Broadcasting Software & Inkscape).

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AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
16GB DDR4 RAM
480GB M.2 NVME SSD + 2TB M.2 NVME SSD (for my VM’s)
Video made in 1080p 30 FPS
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