<br>On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 12:46 PM, Rob Beard <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rob@esdelle.co.uk">rob@esdelle.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
By default you possibly will, although if you backup your home directory<br>
(basically everything in /home) you should be able to restore the<br>
backup. When backing up make sure you press CTRL and H to show hidden<br>
files and directories (files and directories beginning with a full stop<br>
for instance .mozilla) as the hidden folders will contain things like<br>
bookmarks and other user data.</blockquote><div><br>Possibly quicker to choose manual partitioning and tell it not to format the /home partition (or / if that is where /home is) - but, of course, backing up too is a definite necessity but will save time restoring. <br>
<br>Sean<br></div></div><br>