Thread: ok, Now how do I Restore my /home folder???

i backed /home folder , folders in external hard drive... installed fresh 9.10 , aparantly not easy copying , overwriting current /home folder....what need do?

thanks!

i way:

in terminal

cd /backupfolder {to external drive folder backup is]

run following command

find . -print | cpio -pdmua /home/[name]

[name} name of home directory.

once finsihed might have make sure permissions correct follows:

cd /home

chown -r [name] [name]

there other ways using rsync etc.

if issues permission denied prepend above commands sudo ie.

sudo find . -print | cpio -pdmua /home/[name]

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