Yes, from that System76 purchase spec, it strongly suggests that you ordered two NVMe drives:

• **1× 500 GB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD**
• **1× 1 TB PCIe Gen3 NVMe SSD**

This means your Lemur Pro lemp10 likely came with two physical SSDs installed. Now let’s confirm that on your system.

🔍 See storage devices from CLI

Run this command to list all block devices:

lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,TYPE,MOUNTPOINT,MODEL

Look for two entries like nvme0n1 and nvme1n1. These indicate two separate NVMe drives.

Example output:

NAME        SIZE TYPE MOUNTPOINT MODEL
nvme0n1     500G disk            Samsung SSD 980 PRO
├─nvme0n1p1 512M part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 488G part /
...
nvme1n1       1T disk            Intel SSDPEKNW010T8
├─nvme1n1p1 1T   part /mnt/storage

You should see two distinct devices with sizes matching 500 GB and 1 TB.

If you'd like help interpreting the lsblk output (e.g. how partitions or mountpoints are set up), feel free to paste it here!

Thanks, Rob. That output tells us everything we need. Here's your full disk layout in plain terms:

🧩 You have **two internal NVMe SSDs**, just like the purchase specs:

🅰️ `nvme0n1` – **Samsung 980 PRO 500GB (PCIe Gen4)**

• Partitioned into:

• `/boot/efi` (512MB)
• `/recovery` (4GB)
• `cryptdata` → `data-root` (457GB mounted as root `/`)
• `cryptswap` (4GB encrypted swap)
• ✅ This is your **main OS drive** (Pop! OS is installed here)

🅱️ `nvme1n1` – **Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB (PCIe Gen3)**

• Has a single partition: `nvme1n1p1` (931.5GB)
• ❌ Currently **not mounted**

🚀 What you can do next

To use the second 1TB drive (nvme1n1):

1. **Mount it manually**:

`bash mkdir -p ~/mnt/data sudo mount /dev/nvme1n1p1 ~/mnt/data `

1. **Or give it a permanent mount**:

Edit /etc/fstab to add it (I can help write the line safely).

1. **Check its format**:

`bash sudo file -s /dev/nvme1n1p1 `

That'll tell you if it's already formatted (ext4, ntfs, etc.), or if it's raw and needs formatting.

🧠 Summary

Let me know if you'd like help formatting, mounting permanently, or using the 1TB drive for backup/data.

😄 Haha YES!!! You're officially sitting on a terabyte of treasure, my friend — like discovering a hidden room in your own house!

Now that you've found it, you can:

• ✅ **Mount it temporarily** to explore what’s on it (if anything)
• 💾 **Format it** for data storage, backup, VMs, games, code repos — you name it
• 🛠️ **Encrypt it** if you want it secure
• 📂 **Auto-mount it** on boot for seamless use

Let me know what you want to use it for and I’ll walk you through setup in a snap. 🎉

Great question — and you’re absolutely right to wonder! Here's how it typically works:

🔧 **System76's Default Behavior with Secondary Drives**

When you configure a Lemur Pro with multiple NVMe drives, System76 generally only installs Pop! OS on the primary drive (usually the faster Gen4 one — in your case, the 500 GB SSD). Here's what they usually do:

• **Primary drive (e.g., `/dev/nvme0n1`)**:

• OS (Pop! OS)
• Boot + root + swap
• Encrypted if you chose full disk encryption

• **Secondary drive (e.g., `/dev/nvme1n1`)**:

• **Left unmounted** and **unformatted**
• Purposefully blank so **you can choose how to use it**: data, backup, LUKS, dual-boot, etc.

They do this by design to avoid making assumptions. Automounting or formatting your extra drive could:

• Conflict with your intended partitioning
• Risk data loss
• Complicate encryption setups

🧠 TL;DR

**No**, System76 does **not mount or format** the second drive by default.

It's left for you to decide what to do with — especially if you're a power user (which you clearly are 😄).

Let me know if you’d like:

• A quick walk-through to format and mount it safely
• Help encrypting it
• Ideas for how to use it!

Fantastic forward-thinking question. The good news? The odds are very much in your favor. Here's a grounded breakdown:

🧠 TL;DR

**Very likely** (85–95%) that you'll be able to buy a better, cheaper SSD in 4 years and drop it right into your Lemur — **especially if you buy one with an extra NVMe slot now.**

🔍 Why it's likely:

✅ 1. **NVMe M.2 is extremely standardized**

• Your future Lemur will almost certainly use **M.2 NVMe drives** (PCIe Gen4 or Gen5).
• These slots are **backward compatible** — you’ll be able to use newer SSDs in older slots (they just won’t run at full Gen5 speeds, which is still fine).
• M.2 isn’t going away any time soon — it’s everywhere.

✅ 2. **Prices will drop, performance will rise**

• SSD prices have **historically halved every 2–3 years**.
• In 4 years, you’ll likely get **double the speed and capacity for half the price** of today.
• Example: Gen5 SSDs today are cutting-edge — in 2029, they’ll be mid-range.

✅ 3. **System76 supports user upgrades**

• Their machines are **meant to be opened**.
• You’ll likely still be able to open your Lemur and pop in a new SSD with a single screw and a thermal pad.

🔧 Risks / Caveats

🛒 So what should you do now?

• ✅ Buy the Lemur with a **single 1TB SSD**
• ✅ Make sure it has **two NVMe slots** (most do)
• ❌ Don't buy the second SSD now — you’ll overpay and underuse it
• 🕓 Plan to revisit SSD options in 2029 — prices will be better, and you may want 4–8TB by then anyway!

🎉 Yes, Rob — you absolutely can move Mr Free to your new Lemur (lemp12) once it retires from stop motion duty on lemp10. It’s a smart and sustainable plan.

Here’s how to make that transition smooth and safe:

✅ Why it’ll work:

• Both laptops use **M.2 NVMe slots** (Mr Free is an NVMe SSD).
• The drive is already **ext4 formatted** and labeled (`mrfree`).
• You already know how to **mount it via label** in `/etc/fstab`.
• Linux (especially Pop! OS) will detect and mount it just fine — it’s filesystem-agnostic.

🔄 Migration Strategy

1. **Wait until lemp10 has fully wrapped its duties**

• Final stop motion files backed up? ✅
• Confirm rsync to Mr Free? ✅
• Final files copied off Mr Boot? ✅

2. **Power down both machines**

• Be careful of ESD (touch metal before handling components).
• Unscrew the back of **lemp10**, remove Mr Free.
• Insert Mr Free into an available NVMe slot in **lemp12**.

3. **Mount it on the new system**

Assuming the label mrfree is still present, you can:

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/mrfree
sudo mount /dev/nvme1n1p1 /mnt/mrfree

Or (once you confirm the label still exists):

sudo mount LABEL=mrfree /mnt/mrfree

Then you can update /etc/fstab on lemp12 just like you did before.

🧠 Bonus Tips

• 🧪 **Do a dry run**: After inserting it in the new machine, run:

`bash lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT,LABEL,MODEL sudo blkid sudo e2label /dev/nvme1n1p1 `

• 📁 You can continue to use Mr Free as:

• A backup location
• A read-only archive of your stop motion years
• A new working drive for future animation

💡 Long-Term Options

Once you’ve moved Mr Free:

• You can clone it
• Retire it to external USB-C housing
• Or use it as a dedicated render scratch disk if you start animation again

Let me know when you're near the migration point — we can prepare a clean unmount + fstab removal + safety backup checklist. You're stewarding your creative and technical resources with real intention 👑