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[chris]

On 20/10/13 15:49, Doug wrote:
> On 10/19/2013 08:54 PM, Liam Proven wrote:
>> On 19 October 2013 23:49, James Freer <jessejazza3.uk at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Why do people recommend using a separate /home partition? I have only
>>> used one on the last couple of installs and what I found was that the
>>> .config files remained which may conflict with the new release
>>> installation. This time for 13.10 I was thinking of a separate
>>> partition and saving all work files to it rather than the /home
>>> partition. This is then easier for backups.
>> This is heading for the status of a FAQ now!
>>
>> This are my personal reasons. YMMV.
>>
>> * I tend to multiboot & often have 2 Linux installs, a main & a
>> fallback one; a separate /home can be shared between them. Use the
>> same username if you want your settings in both, and a different one
>> if you want to keep 'em separated.
>>
>> * It means that I can format the root FS with impunity when
>> reinstalling, without losing my data.
>>
>> * It means that I can try out different distros, desktops etc. with
>> the same files & settings.
>>
>> * An OS crash severe enough to corrupt the root FS _might_ leave /home
>> untouched (if you're lucky).
>>
>> * It makes backing up or transferring your stuff easy - you know where
>> everything is.
>>
>>
> +1
>
> -doug
>
+2
Chris