data deleted on install
Bug #387133 reported by
Chaorain
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I had an XFS partition with with media for MythTV. During a reinstall of Ubuntu 9.04 I had it mount the partition with my MythTV data to /var/lib/mythtv/ When I finished installation all my MythTV data had been deleted. I installed from the standard Ubuntu 9.04 Live CD for i386. I expected the installer to simply remove conflicting files only, not my entire media collection.
| affects: | ubuntu → ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Revision history for this message
| Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubiquity (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
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I'm sorry this happended to you, but yes, a reinstall removes everything from the system directories, including /var. You should mount your data partitions in /mnt, /media, or /home.