On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 11:44 -0700, Michael Miles wrote: > On 05/29/2010 11:40 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 11:22 -0700, Michael Miles wrote: > > > >> I would like to install F13 x64 > >> > >> I have seen the size difference in the partitions. > >> Question: Do I have to reformat my F12 installation or will upgrade > >> resize the boot partition? > >> > > Is your current F12 installation 32-bit or 64-bit? If it's 32-bit, I > > think you'll need to do a complete install, not an upgrade. In that case > > you can change the partitioning. For an upgrade, you can't. Of course > > you can always change it beforehand using gparted if you're worried > > about size. > > > > > >> I did not select a seperate Home partition when I installed F12. I > >> realize now I should have. > >> > > Definitely. Best back up /home and create a new partition once and for > > all. While you're at it, make sure /boot is at least 500MB in case you > > want to use preupgrade in the future. > > > > poc > > > > > Thanks Poc > > It is a 64 bit install of F12 > > I am a concerned about loosing a Tbit of data That's pretty unlikely, but only you know how much it's worth to you. For example, if you don't back it up regularly, that would be an indicator. I back up daily to a network drive so this kind of thing comes essentially for no extra cost. BTW you mean "losing", not "loosing". Two different words, two different meanings. Sorry, but I see this increasingly often on mailing lists and it's starting to get to me :-) poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
