[Bug 1265192] Re: Reinstallation wipes out all/other partitions
sudodus
nio.wiklund at gmail.com
Sun Jun 15 15:27:40 UTC 2014
I have also seen too many people report that they have overwritten
partitions by mistake. it is very important include a very obvious
warning in the installer. A final popup box as suggested by Chris
Bainbridge would certainly help many users avoid overwriting data that
they intended to keep.
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Title:
Reinstallation wipes out all/other partitions
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
Triaged
Bug description:
Brand new Samsung laptop with UEFI. I had installed 13.04 Ubuntu but on reboot I never saw the 'grub' style menu. It just kept going into Windows 8.1. So I got the 13.10 version (64 bit) and choose "Reinstall Ubuntu" (That may not be the exact text)
It removed all the partiions including the recovery partitions. I do have a backup for the windows install, but I was very surprised that this happened.
On a positive note I now have Ububtu up and running on my machine.
This is not my first time with Ubuntu. I have installed Ubuntu alongside WinXp, Vista and Windows 7. I've used Ubuntu desktop for over 6 years.
If you would like me to try something to replicate this. .. I could shrink my existing partion make another one - reinstall and see if it whacks that one. I can do this now .. I'm still moving into this laptop so starting over is not so bad.
Steve Devine
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