Goodbye windows, hello Ubuntu (maybe)

[rough60]

Hi all,

I am in considering installing Ubuntu on my 4year old xp pro desktop.
This machine has all my vids/music/pics etc. on it.
The xp OS is on it's own 120G HDD and all my files are on another 1TB internal HDD.
I have fully backed up (mirrored) my 1 TB storage drive.
Is there anything else I should do before wiping xp and installing Ubuntu, or should I just setup duel boot?

I already use Ubuntu server for media and backup and Slitaz on a couple of old laptops, as well as myth on my mediapc so I'm not asking if I should change from windows to linux. Just what else is recommended to ensure my files created in widows (docs/pics/vids etc) will be safe/accessible from my new Ubuntu OS.

Cheers.

[fantab]

Hi all,

I am in considering installing Ubuntu on my 4year old xp pro desktop.
This machine has all my vids/music/pics etc. on it.
The xp OS is on it's own 120G HDD and all my files are on another 1TB internal HDD.
I have fully backed up (mirrored) my 1 TB storage drive.
Is there anything else I should do before wiping xp and installing Ubuntu, or should I just setup duel boot?

I already use Ubuntu server for media and backup and Slitaz on a couple of old laptops, as well as myth on my mediapc so I'm not asking if I should change from windows to linux. Just what else is recommended to ensure my files created in widows (docs/pics/vids etc) will be safe/accessible from my new Ubuntu OS.

You have done well when you say you have back it all up. If you choose to dual-boot then, I guess, we have nothing more to say. However, if you are considering Ubuntu only then I have a small suggestion for you. I think you should use Ubuntu LiveCD to check your documents with LibreOffice, just to ensure that everything is okay. Generally Pictures, Videos and Music are all safe with Ubuntu.

[rough60]

use Ubuntu LiveCD to check your documents with LibreOffice.

Will do ty, should all drives be etx3 including my backup drive?

[tnt533]

There is no need to reformat your 1tb drive. Ubuntu will mount, read and write to NTFS drives just fine. In fact, i would leave it NTFS specifically for portability so it can be read by other OS's.

[rough60]

Thanks guys, will mark as solved