Robert L Cochran wrote:
Graydon wrote:
On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 10:09:29PM -0400, Robert L Cochran scripsit:
I'm downloading RC5 at this time and should have the DVD in a few
more hours. I'd like to do a fresh install of RC5, but for once
don't want to lose my home directory stuff especially my Mozilla
mail folders and filters. What is a good way to save these? Just tar
up the .mozilla directory and copy it somewhere, restoring it after
the install? (Will Mozilla insist on setting up a new profile, or
will it use an existing
profile if found?)
It will use the existing profile if found.
However, why not keep /home on its own partition, and just not reformat
it when you do the install? That way you keep everything.
This is what I do, and it works fine; I don't know what 'automatically
partition' does (I've never used it :) but DiskDruid certainly gives you
the option to leave a partition untouched. ("preserve data")
The lightbulb goes on now! Thanks for the suggestion.
Bob
I used to use this technique. However, I found that when updating, much
of the configuration information in my home directory conflicted with
changes in the new software. Now, I use a separate partition called
/lnxdata in my case to contain all of my personal data. I make a link
to this in my home directory. I can share this partition among multiple
versions of Linux. Currently I have FC1, FC2, FC3RC3 in use and they
all mount this partition for access to my data files. Rather than
update, I save any important directories like e-mail messages,
bookmarks, etc. from my home directory, just do a fresh install and let
the configuration stuff in my home directory be deleted, allowing fresh
configurations for the new installed versions.
Gerry Tool