> > > Thanks. I suspected that, but surely I would have the same problem if I > > backed up an entire directory (including all hidden files, like .kde) and > > restored it later? > > Yes. Your method does restore users' dirs verbatim, that's as you need > to do it. Whether all the files in those dirs then work well with newer > versions of the software they were created by is another question. > That's life though, you upgrade your desktop distro and keep your $HOME, > and the problem is the same.
That's pretty much the conclusion I reached, to be honest. I didn't really see how it could work, but couldn't find any warnings or statements to that effect. I was sort of hoping to get away with it, as the new HD was installed with the same $DISTRO, but clearly not. That's fine. Everything is backed up, but putting it back again is going to involve some effort. Thanks for enlightening my naivete. Andy
