Things not to do when upgrading

[Kenneth]

In all the years I've been using Linux, I only ever
attempted an upgrade once, and it had problems.  I
always do clean installs.

--- Donn <dlshumway at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not that this would have helped in your situation,
> but I understand that 
> 2006 RC2 has a vastly improved upgrade process from
> previous versions. In 
> the past, I have been so paranoid of their upgrade
> process that (after the 
> first failed attempt) I never do an upgrade, instead
> opting for a full 
> reinstall. This is fairly simple with Linux if your
> organized (I have had to 
> force myself to be).
> 
> Sorry about your lost files.
> 
> On 9/17/05, Aron Smith <aronsmith1 at cox.net> wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:39:08 -0700 (PDT)
> > Kenneth <madhse at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > What was worse I lost about 20 Gb of mp3 s and
> about 2000 photos :-(
> > >
> > > --- Aron Smith <aronsmith1 at cox.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just upgraded my system to Mandriva LE 2006
> RC1
> > > > being cautious I first backed up my home
> directory
> > > > to a USB hard
> > > > drive ..so far so good.
> > > > then I did a full install so far so good..
> > > > then I realized that I reformatted the
> external
> > > > drive too
> > > > Oops I forgot to unplug the external drive
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Donn
> "Sarcasm is the safe alternative to expressing
> anger."
> --Richard North Patterson
> >
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