On 2012-07-03 02:21, Daniel Case wrote: > Is your /home directory on another partition or the same as the Mint > system? Either way, take a backup somewhere to be sure nothing happens > (I've had my power go out in the middle of an install before... it > happens!) > > If your /home is separate, it should be safe, if not... Ubuntu will > probably wipe it.
Not true for at least four years. This is a quiet feature of the installer. When installing, choose not to format the partition containing your files. System directories like etc, var, usr, and so on will be deleted and recreated. /home will be left alone. But you should always have backups. Regards, Tyler -- "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
