Another victim of the bug here. I couldn't find this bug report earlier, so I filed my own (Bug #1358543). It seems any option other than "alongside" and "custom" will wipe the hard drive without clear indication to the user. As mentioned in previous posts, sites such as ubuntuforums and askubuntu (even right here in the "answer" section of launchpad) show that there are a lot of victims.
I don't understand why such an important issue is not fixed after being triaged for almost 5 months. Simply replacing the existing text with a clear description, such as the one provided by Chris, and putting up a version of the installer/live-CD would have saved so many people from the devastating realization and the potentially time consuming data recovery process. The installation guide should be updated as well (http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of AIMS, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265192 Title: Install/reinstall wipes out all/other partitions Status in elementary OS: New Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty: Triaged Status in “ubuntu-livecd-image” source package in Trusty: Confirmed Bug description: Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows 8.1. So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu" (That may not be the exact text) It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this happened. On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine. This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years. If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so starting over is not so bad. Steve Devine To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+bug/1265192/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~aims Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~aims More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
