On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 06:28:01 +0100
Inhabitant of Zion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> I have tried this myself. I can say it has some pitfalls to avoid:
>
> 1) Make sure you don't give your self the same username as on the old
> system or you won't be able to log on.
> 2) All the files will be locked to the user on your old system.
> 3) You will need to know where to find all the hidden files that hold
> things like filter rules and all you favourites for Mozilla etc if you
> plan to chmod them and swop them across to your new user home
> directory.
Never, ever had to do this, or had a problem. Any of them. First time
I've heard of it. But...never say never, so, back it up *somewhere*.
> I have tried copying all my home directory to a CD but for some reason
> it either does not copy across the hidden files or they remain hidden
> on the CD-ROM.
That is the fault of the burning program, I would say. The CD should
retain the hidden status of course, it's just a filename!
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