Both cp -pr and rsync will copy your data. rsync also works over the
network, so you can copy without the need to mess with a drive medium.
Transfer speed depends on how much data you are planning to copy and
how fast the network versus the drive.
Here is how to copy your home from pc1 to pc2:
rsync -a --progress /home/denis pc2:/backupDir/
This will copy home dir denis from pc1 into dir /backupDir on pc2 over
your network using ssh. You could also change users between the pc's.
You cannot copy data between two remote machines directly though.
For more, read: man rsync
Tomas
On Sun, 2017-09-03 at 21:42 -0700, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> I am wanting to copy my home folder from my old machine to my new
> one. I
> was planning on putting either the old or the new drive in a usb dock
> and
> copying everything over using cp -pr. But web comments mention
> rsync.
> What are the risks/rewards of the various choices?
>
> Thanks,
> -Denis
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