[xubuntu-users] Moving home

[Tim]

Thanks for the replies guys, I was see if I get the time over the 
holiday period to have a play


On 24/12/12 09:49, Joshua O'Leary wrote:
> utec is right, 64 and 32 bit has nothing to do with the way files in 
> /home are stored, just the way programs are executed. The only issue 
> may be programs you have downloaded / compiled within your home folder 
> - these may well continue to work but you won't take full advantage of 
> 64 bit unless you recompile them. Be sure to back up first, even if 
> you do a direct copy of /home from the hard drive.
>
> Joshua
>
> uteck <theuteck at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Copying your home folder should work fine.  If /home is on another
>     partition you can just mount it with the 64 bit install.  You
>     probably don't have 32 bit programs installed in your home, so
>     that is not an issue you need to worry about.
>
>     On Dec 23, 2012 9:06 AM, "Tim" <tim at xendistar.co.uk
>     <mailto:tim at xendistar.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>         I have a 64bit PC which is currently running Xubuntu 12:10
>         32bit. As I have the space I am going to install the 64bit
>         version of xubuntu, assuming I install all the same programs,
>         can I just copy my home folder from the 32bit install to the
>         64bit or is their a good chance of corruption  due to the
>         difference between 32bit and 64bit??
>
>         Tim
>
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