** Description changed: I installed both Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 with a separate partition for the root and home directory. I chose to only partition the root directory. After installation, I always ended up with a HOME partition with deleted contents! I just lost all the data therein without warning, which IMO is not something to take lightly. - I can understand why you might want to restructure from scratch the HOME - directory, but I see no reason whatsoever as to why you wouldn't backup - existing contents under a new directory (/OLD or whatever). Or at least - prompt the user about what is coming up! + I can understand why it is necessary to restructure from scratch the + HOME directory, but I see no reason whatsoever as to why the existing + contents should not be backed up under a new directory ($HOME/OLD or + whatever). Or at least informing the user about what is coming up before + he finalizes his choice! + + Anyways, the whole Idea with a separate HOME partition is to be able to reinstall distributions without having to backup your data. If the Installer cannot be 100% + trusted about not messing with your files, backing it up is unavoidable, and a + separate HOME partition is rendered more or less useless... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: ubiquity (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Apr 24 20:57:18 2012 InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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