Re: AAAAAAAUGH! Had to reinstall the whole caboodle and stuck
Originally Posted by
anewguy
Too late for your old data, but something to keep in mind for future problems:
besides a system (mounted as "/") partition and a swap partition, set up a separate partition and select it to mount as "/home". If you lose Ubuntu you can reinstall and all your data will remain that you kept in your home folder - including downloads, etc.. You might still need to reinstall packages, but at least your data would be preserved.
Then there's the old proverbial "you do backups, right?". Don't feel bad there - a lot of us sort of skip that along the way - and as one user has in their signature for the forum: if you don't back up your important data then it isn't important data.
Even if your /home isn't on a separate partition, when your system becomes unbootable, it's usually possible to boot from a LiveCD, mount your / partition, and browse to your home folder.
Jane, stop this crazy thing!
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