re-install

[Ash Wyllie]

On Mon, 2013-03-18 at 11:54 +0000, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 18 March 2013 11:39, Ash Wyllie <ashwmls at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've just re-installed Ubuntu. Before I started I backed up /home/user
> > to an external drive. I then copied the backup to /home on the new
> > system.
> >
> > But evolution and fstop (and others?) behave as if it is a new
> > installation and don't see the data in .evolution and Pictures/Photos.
> >
> > Is there a way to force these programs to recognize okd data in this
> > situation?
> 
> Was /home a separate partition?

/home is now a separate partition, to make it easier if I ever have to
do this again.
> 
> Are you using the same user account name?

Yes
> 
> Is the new account the same user number as before?

Dunno. I didn't realize there was such a thing.
> 
> 
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