RestoreHome

This page was last updated on October 11, 2009.

In this example, the backed up copy is in the /homegood directory. Replace /homegood with the path to your backup when following the steps.

1. Rename /home to /homebad:

mv /home /homebad

2. Copy your backup to /home:

   cp -a /homegood/* /home

   The -a in the command travels subdirectories recursively and preserves links, mode, ownership, and timestamps.

3. Use the new copy of /home for a day or two to make sure it worked properly.
4. Delete /homebad:

rm -rf /homebad

This deletes the directory and its contents without confirmation. If you’d rather be asked for confirmation, use rm -r /homebad instead.

Obligatory Happy Ending

And they all lived happily ever after. The end.