ezacharyk
December 24th, 2008, 04:00 AM
I am trying to back up my files after I badly screwed my current install up. I don't really care about fixing the problem at the moment, I just want to start fresh.
The only problem is I didn't back up my files before I messed up. I also let Ubuntu create the file system last time I installed. I won't do that again.
So here I am on my laptop running an Ubuntu 8.10 live cd. I can find my existing file system in media/disk-1/
I can back up some files, but many files are restricted and I cannot access them. This includes my Firefox and Thunderbird profiles, my bittorrent downloads and my ISOs etc.
How do I access these files in order to back my stuff up before performing a fresh install.
The only problem is I didn't back up my files before I messed up. I also let Ubuntu create the file system last time I installed. I won't do that again.
So here I am on my laptop running an Ubuntu 8.10 live cd. I can find my existing file system in media/disk-1/
I can back up some files, but many files are restricted and I cannot access them. This includes my Firefox and Thunderbird profiles, my bittorrent downloads and my ISOs etc.
How do I access these files in order to back my stuff up before performing a fresh install.