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malmsteen

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## can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:49 pm

hello
can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?
i have a separate / end home in a separate logical partition
my / is destroyed by DD this morning
i have a trusty iso made with refracta and i want reinstall it without format the home wich contane all my data
tha last time i used an iso with refracta i have not found how i can do whithout do a format to the home
thank you
and i am sorry for my english
nadir

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## Re: can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:37 pm

I am pretty sure you can do so.
There might be more smart solutions, but
1) select to not create a different partition for home
2) pick the partition for root
3) after booting into the installed system, edit / etc/fstab and point home to your existing partition.
The procedure would be very similar with many other distributions (and with other parts of the filesystem too, like usr).
nadir

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## Re: can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:38 pm

but then ...
i seem to recall you get asked if you want to "format" the partitions. Might have been debian though.
Better wait for fsmithred or dzz, the sure know the refractainstaller in and out.
malmsteen

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## Re: can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:43 pm

glade to read you again
is the thing i did the last time
but i hope is there a native solution
like other installer witch give us to not coche the case of the format
i will follow the solution you give me
thank you
i hope the programer will do some thing in the futur
see you soon
malmsteen

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## Re: can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:49 pm

> nadir wrote:but then ...
> i seem to recall you get asked if you want to "format" the partitions. Might have been debian though.
> Better wait for fsmithred or dzz, the sure know the refractainstaller in and out.

i dont wont format the home
i want keep it safe, and show to the installer to not format it and to put it as the default home when i reboot the ssystem after installing
your first answer is a good idea
thank you
nadir

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## Re: can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:09 pm

well: if the installer asks you if you want to format, then there is an option to say: "no, don't do it".
It will only help you to omit having to edit fstab, but that isn't too hard anyway (au contraire, it is pretty easy).
--- And there is no risk to "do something wrong" and all your data is gone (a backup of the data won't hurt anyway ... ).
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## Re: can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:48 pm

The default setting for both the gui and cli installer is to put everything into one partition. It will format only that partition. You can select your destroyed root partition, install everything there, and then make changes after you reboot.
I don't recommend using the 'do not format' option for this, except if you format the partition manually before installing (or with gparted during the installation). Better to start with a clean partition rather than try to rsync a new installation over an old one.
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## Re: can i install with refracta without fprmat the home?

Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:31 am

Please note, the "no format" option has (for advanced use only) two purposes:
1) You prefer to manually prepare your target partition(s), therefore it's unnecessary to format again (although that does no harm)
2) Considerable time can be saved in some development/testing cases. You would need a good understanding of rsync, how the installer works and a clear reason why you want this option.
malmsteen, you have already the simple solution, hope it all goes well for you!
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