Exactly -- there are a number of ways to get there; changing partitions on the only drive holding your data should be done very *carefully*.
You didn't mention how much data you have, which is a moving target of course. If you have enough free space, consider making an archive (using tar + gzip/bzip, or zip, etc) to see how well it compressed, and to give you one file to work with. I usually keep the working copy unbundled as well, but if you date an archive then you'll begin to have a history available in case any files need to be reverted or compared to in the future. Also, if you have access to a modern internet connection, you can consider uploading a (scrambled, if need be) backup there. The measures taken should be proportional to the value and replacability of your data. I agree that a thumb drive or external hard drive would be the easiest & most common approach, but in terms of learning linux, a partition/data shuffle for a single-drive update is a good exercise. You can probably just use a bootable CD of your new favorite linux distribution, to perform the partition change, data migration, and re-install; be sure to use the nice GUI tools for the partitioning changes if you're not versed with the command line fdisk or equivalent. Did you want off-list help, do you need someone on-site? Best regards, Ben On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:45 AM, larry price <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Robert. > > It should not be too hard to preserve your data across Operating > System versions. > > The right way to do this is to have your home directory on a separate > partition from your OS, this means that you can potentially boot into > one OS access some specialised software and write a document and then > reboot into a different os and load the same document. > > To get their from having one big partition, you will need to create a > new partition, copy data to it and then do your OS upgrades. > > You will want to read http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Partition/ > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Robert Douglass <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I need to talk to someone about linux, I have PCOS on my computer and I > want > > to change to another distribution, but not loose all my data on hard > drive. > > My number is 541-272-1138 Bob call anytime > > I am into EMC-2 and mini-itx form factor boards, and wifi solutions, I > live > > on the coast in Newport. > > Thank You > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug >
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