Mike Swanson
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Synced files: - Quote wizard frontend (all components, hooks, types, config) - API updates (config, models, routers, schemas, services) - Client work (bg-builders, gurushow) - Scripts (BGB Lesley termination, CIPP, Datto, migration) - Temp files (Bardach contacts, VWP investigation, misc) - Credentials and session logs - Email service, PHP API, session logs Machine: ACG-M-L5090 Timestamp: 2026-03-10 19:11:00 Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# T7 Home Directory Migration - Analysis & Plan
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# Generated: 2026-03-02 by remote Claude session
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# Context: David's MacBook Air, Samsung T7 external drive
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## Problem Summary
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The previous attempt to move David's entire home directory to /Volumes/T7/Users/David
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failed because macOS does NOT mount external USB drives before login. The disk
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arbitration daemon (diskarbitrationd) runs in the user session context, which only
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starts after authentication. Setting NFSHomeDirectory to /Volumes/T7/Users/David
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will NEVER work reliably.
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The plist was reverted to /Users/David to restore login. Do NOT change it back.
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## Current Disk State (2026-03-02)
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Data Volume (/System/Volumes/Data): 189GB used / 228GB total (94% full, 13GB free)
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### Internal /Users/David - 27GB total
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- Music: 20GB
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- Pictures: 1.8GB
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- Library: 1.8GB
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- Dropbox: 1.3GB
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- Evernote: 1.2GB
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- Dropbox (Old): 656MB
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- Applications: 211MB
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- .local: 183MB
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- iCloudDrive: 32MB
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- Desktop: unknown (TCC blocked from SSH)
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- Documents: unknown (TCC blocked from SSH, 307 items)
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- Downloads: unknown (TCC blocked from SSH, 169 items)
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- Movies: 136K
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- 3D Objects: 3.6MB
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### Internal /Users/Shared - 46GB total
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- Shared Files From PC: 20GB
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- Session Guitarist Strummed Acoustic: 7.7GB
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- Session Guitarist Picked Acoustic: 7.7GB
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- Session Bassist Upright Bass: 6.2GB
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- Ample Sound + NI Resources: ~900MB
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### T7 (/Volumes/T7) - 472GB used / 931GB total (459GB free)
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- /Volumes/T7/Users/David already has 182GB of data from previous migration attempt
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### New Volume - 348GB used / 1.8TB total (1.5TB free)
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## Solution: Verify T7 copies, delete internal copies, create symlinks
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The previous migration already copied data to T7. We just need to:
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1. Verify T7 has the data
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2. Remove the internal copy
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3. Create symlinks from internal -> T7
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All commands MUST run from David's terminal (TCC blocks T7 access via SSH).
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## What STAYS on internal (required for login/system)
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- Library/ - keychain, preferences, app configs needed at login
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- .CFUserTextEncoding
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- .DS_Store
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- .zshrc, .zsh_history, .zsh_sessions
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- .claude/, .claude.json, claude-sessions/ - active Claude tooling
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- .cache - 8K, trivial
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- .sentry - 20K, trivial
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- .Trash/ - managed by system
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- nohup.out, testfolder, Sites - negligible
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## What MOVES to T7 (symlink back) - everything non-essential
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These folders should all be verified on T7, deleted from internal, and symlinked:
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- Music 20GB
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- Pictures 1.8GB
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- Desktop unknown size, 16 items
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- Documents unknown size, 307 items
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- Downloads unknown size, 169 items
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- Movies 136K
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- Dropbox 1.3GB
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- Dropbox (Old) 656MB
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- Evernote 1.2GB
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- Applications 211MB
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- iCloudDrive 32MB
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- 3D Objects 3.6MB
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- .local 183MB
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- BLUE SKIES PT1 .pdf 40K
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- License.pdf 40K
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## Procedure for each folder
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For each folder listed above:
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1. Verify it exists on T7:
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ls -la "/Volumes/T7/Users/David/FOLDERNAME"
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2. Compare file counts (quick integrity check):
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find "/Users/David/FOLDERNAME" -type f | wc -l
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find "/Volumes/T7/Users/David/FOLDERNAME" -type f | wc -l
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3. If counts match (or T7 has more), remove internal and symlink:
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rm -rf "/Users/David/FOLDERNAME"
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ln -s "/Volumes/T7/Users/David/FOLDERNAME" "/Users/David/FOLDERNAME"
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4. If folder is NOT on T7, move it there first:
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mv "/Users/David/FOLDERNAME" "/Volumes/T7/Users/David/FOLDERNAME"
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ln -s "/Volumes/T7/Users/David/FOLDERNAME" "/Users/David/FOLDERNAME"
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5. Verify symlink:
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ls -la "/Users/David/FOLDERNAME"
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# Should show: FOLDERNAME -> /Volumes/T7/Users/David/FOLDERNAME
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## Phase 2 - Move Shared music libraries (saves ~46GB)
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These are in /Users/Shared, not David's profile:
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sudo mv "/Users/Shared/Shared Files From PC.localized" /Volumes/T7/
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sudo mv "/Users/Shared/Session Guitarist - Strummed Acoustic Library" /Volumes/T7/
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sudo mv "/Users/Shared/Session Guitarist - Picked Acoustic Library" /Volumes/T7/
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sudo mv "/Users/Shared/Session Bassist - Upright Bass Library" /Volumes/T7/
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Ask David if music apps need symlinks back or can be reconfigured to T7 paths.
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## Expected Result
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- Internal Data volume: freed ~70GB+
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- 13GB free -> 80GB+ free
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- Login works normally
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- All data accessible seconds after login when T7 auto-mounts
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## Important Notes
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1. DO NOT change NFSHomeDirectory in the plist. Keep it as /Users/David.
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2. DO NOT use fstab for pre-login USB mount. It will not work.
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3. TCC blocks T7 access via SSH. ALL T7 operations from David's terminal only.
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4. T7 already has 182GB from previous migration. Verify before deleting internal copies.
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5. Symlinks will be "broken" at login screen - this is fine. They resolve once T7 mounts.
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## SSH Access (for non-T7 operations)
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- User: guru @ 192.168.4.132
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- Auth: SSH key (no password needed)
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- sudo: NOPASSWD configured
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- Can do everything EXCEPT access /Volumes/T7 or TCC-protected folders (Desktop/Documents/Downloads)
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