[PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SCRIPT ANYMORE] Synology move packages to another volume

move_packages.sh

#!/bin/bash
# ######################################################################################################
## WARNING: THIS SCRIPT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HARM YOUR DSM ON CURRENT VERSIONS OF DSM! DO NOT USE IT
# ######################################################################################################

# this script moves ALL packages from volume-x to volume-y
# For Synology DSM - tested with DSM6.1

# change these values
from_vol="volume1"
to_vol="volume2"

## dont change anything below here ##



from_path="/$from_vol/\@appstore/"
to_path="/$to_vol/\@appstore/"

move_package () {
echo "##############################################################"
echo "moving package $1 from $2 to $3"

echo ":::: stopping package $1 ..."
/var/packages/$1/scripts/start-stop-status stop

echo ":::: removing link to package from $2 ..."
rm -fv /var/packages/$1/target

echo ":::: adding link to package to $3 ..."
ln -s /$3/\@appstore/$1 /var/packages/$1/target

echo ":::: starting package $1 on new location ..."
/var/packages/$1/scripts/start-stop-status start
}

# scanning the @appstore folder for packages
for d in $from_path*/ ; do
	package_name="$(basename $d)"
    move_package $package_name $from_vol $to_vol
done

echo "##############################################################"

@auckenox thanks for the post. Yes I agree. This will be my project very soon. I have to figure something out.