Neil Greenwood wrote: > 2009/6/10 Greg Herdman <gherd...@toucansurf.com>: > >> Hi Everyone, >> Back to my scrambled screen system - I've been functioning via Live User >> DVD now for several weeks. I suppose my basic question - skirted around >> via a number of little excursions - is, 'If I reinstall Ubuntu (8.04) >> will my system 'remember' all of the material I've created and/or input >> since I bought it?' >> > > Depends exactly what you mean. > > Will it remember programs you've installed? No, not without some extra work. > > Will it remember settings for the programs you've used? Probably, > unless you choose to format the /home partition. > > Will it remember pictures, documents and other things you've > created/downloaded? Definitely, unless you choose to format the /home > partition. > > >> My system is an Ubuntu-only setup - no other OS - so I hope >> reinstallation should be straightforward. >> > > Should be. Make sure you have a backup first, and have checked that > the backup worked, otherwise you might lose everything on the machine > (e.g. if the power dies). > > Also, with a backup, it's not quite so distressing if you choose the > wrong option and format the disk while installing. :-) > > HTH > Cofion/Regards, > Neil. > > Also depends if Greg created a separate /home partition.
Greg, can you see your data in your home directory when you boot from a Live CD? If I remember correctly it should detect your hard drive under places (it may list it as a drive, in my case Ubuntu detects my Windows partition as "62.9GB media"). If you see something like that and go into it, then go into the home folder you should see your home directory in there, with any luck you should be able to see your data and copy it over to another drive (possibly a USB stick or external hard drive?). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
