Can i keep my home directory?

**mruschmann** · October 14th, 2011

I wanna change distro to debian mint. I was wondering if it was possible to keep my home-file-partition. Right now i just install the version of ubuntu i want and mount the /home partition. Can i do this in Debian mint?

**thatguruguy** · October 14th, 2011

You should be able to, but I suppose that depends upon the Mint installation program.

**mruschmann** · October 14th, 2011

sounds good ... i think ill back up anyhow ... i have a extra 250GB drive and a 60GB laying around.

Ill report back with findings and how much i like mint.

**Vaphell** · October 14th, 2011

my bet is you can use the home partition no problem, but i'd wipe most dotfiles with configuration to get a clean profile. Old configs may be in conflict with new system because of different software versions.