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<blockquote data-quote="Ronin1" data-source="post: 788219" data-attributes="member: 51361"><p><strong>It worked for me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></strong></p><p></p><p>Here is an <a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-move-the-home-folder-in-os-x-and-why/" target="_blank">article</a> on moving the home folder. I have just done so following the instructions and it appears to work just fine. So far I have not encountered any problems with permissions, keychain, etc. (I just logged in here automatically.)</p><p></p><p>The only thing that did not work as described in the article was dragging and dropping the home folder to the new drive. When I tried this it only copied a little bit of the contents of the home folder, but my home folder is <strong>huge</strong>, which is why I was doing this. I dragged and dropped each of the items over and it went well. Be sure to follow the instructions to change the path to the home folder in the user accounts and restart the Mac.</p><p></p><p>I am using OS 10.5.5 and will update to OS 10.5.6 as soon as I complete a backup of the OS drive. (I have just finished backing up the drive with the home folder.) As with anything, it would be a good idea to have a current backup before trying it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ronin1, post: 788219, member: 51361"] [b]It worked for me. :D[/b] Here is an [URL="http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-move-the-home-folder-in-os-x-and-why/"]article[/URL] on moving the home folder. I have just done so following the instructions and it appears to work just fine. So far I have not encountered any problems with permissions, keychain, etc. (I just logged in here automatically.) The only thing that did not work as described in the article was dragging and dropping the home folder to the new drive. When I tried this it only copied a little bit of the contents of the home folder, but my home folder is [B]huge[/B], which is why I was doing this. I dragged and dropped each of the items over and it went well. Be sure to follow the instructions to change the path to the home folder in the user accounts and restart the Mac. I am using OS 10.5.5 and will update to OS 10.5.6 as soon as I complete a backup of the OS drive. (I have just finished backing up the drive with the home folder.) As with anything, it would be a good idea to have a current backup before trying it. [/QUOTE]
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