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I have a Debian Squeeze 6.0 box running an SVN hosting service all in a single HDD.

I have this important folder that I would want to transfer to the new HDD:

  • /backups

For the moment, this folder is into my single HDD with all the other system folders.

I would like to add a new sata HDD and transfer /backups into the new HDD so the backup files, which takes a lot of GB, are separate from the system files.

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That's quite easy:

  • format the new HDD with the partition table you wish (probably just one partition in your case), and put your favourite filesystem on it
  • transfer all data from your /backup to your new HDD
  • edit your fstab so that your new HDD will be mounted on /backup
  • voila.
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What is the purpore of the fstab file ? – Jonathan Rioux Jan 25 '11 at 15:22
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It's used to inform startup scripts which (also how) and where to mount the partitions. – Hubert Kario Jan 25 '11 at 15:29
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