Anyway, I don’t know how(assuming it even is possible) to mark more then one post as the solution, so I am gonna quote those posts here and mark this one as the solution to make it easier for future people who might stumble upon this on a search. Credit goes to the original poster.
anon93652015:
For a list of apps you have installed, run:
pacman -Qqm > aur_and_foreign_pkgs.txt
and
pacman -Qqn > repo_pkgs.txt
These commands will export two files in your home directory with separate lists for AUR and Repo packages respectively.
As for app settings/configs, install something like unison to copy files from your home partition to one of your empty drives. You should probably use one drive just for backups, or at least a large partition on one of the drives.
After you reinstall, DO NOT just copy all of your previous home partition to your new home partition. Do it SELECTIVELY . Copy only the configs and files that are important .
Only you can determine what is important, but if you believe everything is, you’re wrong
Also, ensure your username is the exact same as before.
anon93652015:
For query #3 , I’d say if you have to ask… then wait.
For the Microsoft reserved partitions, if they have no actual data, just files for booting or using Windows, then you don’t need them.
I’m not sure what you could possibly have on those drives for all of them to be full (I JUST NOTICED), nor do you need to tell us what’s on them.
Regardless, three things to consider:
Backing up is essential regardless of how much data you have.
If you have lots of important data , it’s even more essential.
Bad things happen at bad times. A disk could fail at any time. An electrical surge could mess things up. You were using Windows — a virus could’ve gotten to all of that.
It’s your system, so don’t feel compelled to make any changes based on my opinions.
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Well, I hope there is a friend or two or a godchild you can share them with and enjoy them together.
Nope, not anymore at least, there was a friend, my best friend. But the way he f-ed up his life and the state he ended up in… not sure he will ever bounce back…
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August 19, 2024, 6:39am
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