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On Wed, 2009-09-16 at 21:45 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > When it comes to partitioning, you can select > your existing partition for /home, just make sure you untick the format > option OK I had hoped it would be that simple. It's not something I have done a lot as yet so it's not engraved in my brain. > (or if you're really paranoid, don't touch it and then manually > alter the /etc/fstab file afterwards and move everything from your new > temporary /home to your existing /home, which is a bit more long winded > but less likely to go wrong). This is the bit I'd have to understand first. So - the easy way first. > If in doubt do a backup of your home > directory first. Indeed. I like rsync a lot. Before I discovered it, I managed to lose an importtant file I had done a lot of work on since the previous backup. Thanks James -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html