On 09/19/2014 12:20 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
I always keep a rather large /opt directory on it's own partition. There I keep all the personal stuff that has nothing to do with the install of the / directory/partition. All of the usual user directories, such as Documents, Downloads, Music, Videos and the rest are just links to the directories in /opt/<username>/
+1 except that I dedicate a drive to user data.
Same with .thunderbird and .mozilla. The reason for leaving /home as part of the / (root) filesystem is that I don't WANT old and busted config files carrying over to a fresh install.
I don't re-use entire Iceweasel and Icedove profiles for the same reason. I backup/restore my bookmarks and address book from within the applications. I keep my mail organized under Local Folders by year, and I backup/restore those using filesystem tools -- it's probably not the best way, but it seems to work (e.g. Icedove seems to tolerate older mail directories/ index files).
David