I think you should download GpartedLiveCD iso , burn to CD and boot up in LiveCD mode. Then you can see ( with your eyes ) what your options are. If you see a picture of your hard drive, it makes thinking easier
Just my 2c
On 04/12/2014 09:52 AM, Calvin Morrison wrote:
well... Okay here's a longer answer... You could in theory delete everything besides your home folder, then install on partition, and manually make a user when you're done the install
On 11 April 2014 21:31, Tini trin@telekon.org wrote:
In order to backup the files I'll have to buy a 1TB drive. And I meant to say I have '700GB of data', not '700MB'.
--- Original Message --- From: Calvin Morrison mutantturkey@gmail.com To: trinity-users@lists.pearsoncomputing.net Subject: Re: [trinity-users] Doing Non-Destructive Installations? Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Right now? Back it up and do a full install. Otherwise ? Use a separate home partition.
On Apr 11, 2014 9:18 PM, "Tini" trin@telekon.org wrote:
I tried to install TDE-Kubuntu Precise ( http://ftp.fau.de/trinity/cdimages/kubuntu/precise/) and was told there is another version of linux there.
I was then offered a choice to 'install alongside' (I don't have enough space) or to 'replace current linux'.
I chose 'replace current linux' but was told this would use the entire disk and all of my personal files would be erased! I want to install the new OS, I don't want to format the entire drive and lose all of my files.
Is there a way to install linux without losing 700MB of my personal files?
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