On Thu, 2010-11-04 at 16:24 +0000, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Daniel Gross wrote on 28/10/10 01:01: > >... > > It would be great if a tool existed that supports moving the home > > folder from the "boot" partition to a "data" partition. Ideally, the > > tool would support creating a data partition by resizing the boot > > partition, as well as recommending a minimum size for the data > > partition based on the size of the home folder. > > > > Ideally, i think, such a setup could already be suggested during the > > Ubuntu installation process. Perhaps, under an "advanced setup" heading > > -- removing the need to move the home partition. > > > > The main benefit for such a setup, is that it allows reinstalling > > Ubuntu without loosing the users data, which would be safely sitting > > in a separate data partition. > >... > > That is a common misconception. Reinstalling Ubuntu on the same > partition doesn't lose the user's data either. >
It sure is if I choose to format the partition!!!! -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss