Advantage of a separate /home partition?

[alex]

> No worries Alex.
> When you re-install Ubuntu, chose "manual partitioning", then select
> your home partition, then chose "use as" (from memory...), you will
> should get a menu with options like : 
> 
> "format"
> "Use and KEEP existing data".
> 
> Select the most appropriate option ;o)
> 
> 
> HTH
> 
> --
> Vince
> 
> 

Thanks, Vince and  Ed,  I don't know how I could have missed
that during the installation.  

alex, the OF