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Setting up SSD+HDD Storage Properly

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So the other day I purchased a 128gb SSD for my desktop.

Currently I run 12.10 on a SATA drive, but want to do a clean install on the SSD and run that as the main OS drive+apps.

I've been reading everywhere that I should set up a HDD as a 'Storage' drive, for all data not going on the SSD. This is logical, and I will be using the 300gb drive I currently do--but my question is, is there any way to make that HDD the 'default' save-space for the OS?

What I mean is that, I assume when I install Ubuntu on the SSD it will establish all the folders (docs, pics, videos, downloads &c&c) and will want to--by default--access these whenever I click into them.

Is there a way to set that up on a separate drive and 'default' in to that, rather than the SSD?

Thanks!

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answered 2 Years ago wheance · Accepted Answer

I made a guide for that, a full recording :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sPGEwqoXA0 also read the description

you probably don't want to make the /var/cache/apt/archives partition i did, doing it made my desktop boot slower