Ubuntu Installation :: Losing Files When Upgrating?
Jan 18, 2010if i upgrate my ubuntu 9.04 version to 9.10 will i use my files etc ?? what should i do in that case?
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Installation :: Safest Procedure To Install 10.4 On An Existing Lvm2 Without Losing My Files/partitions?
Apr 18, 2010I am planning to install 10.4 when it arrives. And am not going to upgrade because i upgraded from 9.04 to 9.10 so now i need to refresh the system.But I have all my partitions except root using lvm2 logical volumes. My question is : What is the safest procedure to install 10.4 on an existing lvm2 without losing my files/partitions
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Feb 14, 2010I've discovered that Dolphin seems to lose random files when copying many large folders.
I first noticed this a few months ago when I tried to copy my music library from one folder to another on the same HDD. It consisted of around 600 folders and 6500 files. During the copy there were no errors but after the copy I found that some of the newly copied folders were missing files. I put it down to human error or a glitch.
Yesterday I tried to copy 13 folders containing rips of some of my DVDs. Each folder basically had one film of either 700MB or 1.4GB. Again no errors showed up during the copy but I found 3 of the newly copied folders were empty.
It's not so critical with music or films but I can't afford to lose work data like this.
Has anyone experienced or seen a similar problem with Dolphin? I'm going to have to do some more extensive testing but this is not good.
The first time I noticed the problem I was running KDE4.3.4 (I think) and now the latest was with KDE4.4.0.
Ubuntu :: Switch To Kubuntu Without Losing Any Of My Files Or Installed Packages
Oct 29, 2010I want to switch from ubuntu to kubuntu without losing any of my files or installed packages.is there any way to do that smoothly?
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Aug 10, 2010I'm experiencing problems with Ubuntu Lucid Lynx x64 Desktop Edition and my nVidia GT200b [GeForce GTX 275]. First of all, when Lucid Lync came out, everything worked perfectly out of the box. I even had all the shiny desktop effects with Compiz. Then, let's say around mid-june, after installing the latest updates Compiz didn't work anymore. So I had to use no visual effects anymore. OK not the end of the world I assumed. But since Kernel 2.6.32-24 came with the updates, I couldn't even get X running again. Everytime my machine boots up, I get a X error message that no matching screen could be found. I checked the xorg.conf, even ran 'nvidia-xconfig', removed xorg.conf and tried it again, etc. etc. I can't get it to run with the latest updates. So I chose to stick with 2.6.32-22, where I at least have a running X server.
Btw., yes I am using the recommended hardware acceleration driver from System->Administration->Hardware drivers (which is btw. the only selectable one, there is no other one). It says "version current".
Why is support for the GeForce GTX 275 dropping? Or what am I doing wrong?
My enabled updates: lucid-security, lucid-updates, lucid-proposed. I do not have backports enabled.
Ubuntu :: Repairing Installation Without Losing Data?
Feb 9, 2011I have Ubuntu 10.10 installed on my computer (no other OS) and it wont boot up. I don't want to lose the files in my documents. I tried accessing them using a live CD and then copying them from the harddrive (home folder then 'richard' then documents then tried to open the folder but I dont have permission to and there seems to be no way of changing this.
The files are definitely on my harddrive but I dont seem to have a way of accessing them!
Is there anyway of either accessing them and copying them to a usb etc or repairing my installation of ubuntu without erasing the files in my documents? Opening in recovery mode etc wont work.
Ubuntu Installation :: Re-installing 10.04 Over Bad Upgrade Without Losing Stuff
Aug 3, 2010I recently upgraded to 10.04 from 9.10 and have some questions:
1. Will a clean install of 10.04 perform better than my upgrade?
2. Will it get rid of the message I get at boot time about IRQ #18 being disabled.
3. The boot splash image does not appear after the upgrade. Will it appear after a clean install? (It does when booting from 10.04 live CD).
4. And finally: I can see that there are some 20 or so folders including home when I do ls /
Code:
mike@mike-laptop:~$ ls /
bin dev initrd.img lost+found opt sbin sys var
boot etc initrd.img.old media proc selinux tmp vmlinuz
cdrom home lib mnt root srv usr vmlinuz.old
How may I preserve stuff I have on my upgraded system such as:- VirtualBox running a Windows XP guest, its application and data. - Wireless LAN implemented using ndisuio? wrapper Canon PIXMA IP2600 driver
Ubuntu Installation :: Copy /home Without Losing Permissions?
Nov 16, 2010I backed up my "/home" and "/usr" folders from a previous installation.How can I copy them on to my new installation without losing my permissions?I tried using nautilus, but everything had "Root-only" permissions after I pasted the files.
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May 15, 2011I would like to move a samba fileserver from ClearOS5 to Ubuntu. It has raid1 (software) and I would like to save one partition from it, md3. The other partitions could be used for Ubuntu. How would I go about this so that I don't erase data from md3 and is it even possible?
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Dec 29, 2010I had six partitions in my HDD, but due to some fatal error or virus, one has vanished itself. how to recover that drive without losing my precious data?
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Jan 23, 2011I have Ubuntu 10.04 installed on my desktop on it's own hard drive. The other drive has XP. Grub is on the Ubuntu drive. Everything works fine from the Grub menu. but I have lost the ability to boot from the XP drive. This would be a problem if the Ubuntu drive failed or if I wished to remove it. I would like to repair this, but my immediate problem is with a new install on my laptop:
We are going away for 2 months and I want to be able to continue to learn Ubuntu while away. I want to install it on a new external USB drive on my Win 7 based Toshiba Satellite (ADATA Superior SH93). I did a trial run up to where I have to choose the drive to install to. But based on my experience with my Desktop, I stopped there. I can't afford to have the Win 7 boot disabled.
My question: How do I install 10.10 (or 10.04) to a laptop USB drive without affecting the ability to boot from Windows when the usb drive is removed?
Ubuntu Installation :: Download 10.10 Strait On Computer Without Losing Everyhting?
Mar 18, 2011i have ubuntu 10.4 lucid lts on my hp g64 notebook 64 bit. Im wondering if i can download ubuntu 10.10 strait on my computer without losing everyhting?
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Mar 15, 2009I have installed and reinstalled FF many times now and it keeps losing the plugins.
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Nov 23, 2009i want to upgrade to 11.2, however, i am very cautious about losing my files. there are files on this system which i absolutely can not afford to lose, and they are only on this system. which method of upgrade will be the best, best as in safest.
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Feb 7, 2011I tried to install rawhide by enabling the rawhide repo and doing a yum update. Lets just say it didn't go so well. My system wont start the GUI when I start the computer. It just shows the Fedora boot animation and stays there. So anyway I need to reinstall Fedora 14. I wanted to reinstall Fedora without having to backup and restore all my data (my home directory). So I did some Googleing and found that if I had my home directory on a separate partition that I was set to go. All I had to do was format "/" and just tell it to use the "/home" partition I already had and not to format it and I that was it. So I went to try it myself and found that it was not as straight forward as it seemed. Well at least for me.
I clicked on "lv_root" assuming that was supposed to have "/" as its mount point. I clicked the edit button. I selected "/" as its mount point and told it to format it as ext4. Then I clicked on lv_home and clicked on the edit button. I made its mount point "/home" and clicked "ok". I clicked "Next" and I get this error "Bootable partitions cannot be on a logical volume". What do I need to do to fix this? I assume this has to do with the "lv_" at the beginning of the partition names.
Fedora Installation :: Update F11 Without Risk Of Losing Data Info
Nov 24, 2010I 've some problems with my current version 11 that probably has been fixed in the last version (14). I've updated other non-critical systems through the yum services but from 13 to 14. I've a productive workstation working on ver.11. Is there any possibility to update through yum or other methods through without risks of losses data information?... It's really complicated to backing up Mysql databases, web services and other hundreds things installed. I know, it's convenient carry out a backup but is it a higher risk to dump from 11 to 14 trying to keeping the information inside?
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May 30, 2010Today I installed fedora 13, with 1 gB root partition (ext 4 i believe), a 500 mB boot partition (i forget which i used here) and a 1 gB swap. For some reason unbeknown to myself, my root partition claimed to only have (blank) amount of space. I thought this was normal, but as I continued to install programs, it would show a smaller amount in the aforementioned blank space. I eventually had to reinstall just because it couldn't run the avahi-daemon, and therefore wouldn't run gnome.... leaving me with a black screen after login. I had to back up my files via CLI and then be pissed off all day.
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Nov 20, 2010I have set WAN to 'bridged' mode for my D-Link DSL-G604T so that individual devices can connect directly to the internet.When I connect my computer running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to the internet via DSL, I lose access to my LAN - e.g I can't login to my modem at 10.1.1.1.This is frustrating because I never had this problem in Windows. Is there a way in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS where I can make it so I still have access to my LAN?
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May 2, 2010i have the minimal install and im having network problems. after connecting and running dhclient i only have internet access for a minute or two before needing to re run dhclient. i tried making it run in cron every minute but my computer kept locking up. what could be causing this?
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Sep 19, 2010I currently have 10.10 32 install but would like to use the 64 bit. Is there anyway for me to update without losing my data? My home directory isn't on a separate partition.
View 3 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Keep Losing Title Bar From Windows?
Oct 17, 2010Every now and then (that is two or three times a day) the title bar (the one with the exit/minimise/maximise icons on it) disappears from all open windows and any I subsequently open.
The only way to get it back is to reboot.
Not critical, but a nuisance.
Ubuntu 10.10 Fresh install, nVidia drivers activated.
Ubuntu :: Losing Free Space On USB?
Jan 18, 2011I have Ubuntu and mint persistent on a usb for my laptop. I have noticed that all of my free space is gone just from browsing the internet using applications and I can't get it back. I have tried bleachbit but it has only retrieved 150 mb back. Where do a the files go? How do I delete it?
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Jul 25, 2011This is my first post on Ubuntu, ive been testing/and dual booted then reverted back to windows this past year, and now have gone back to school for computer networking...so im SUPER interested,So - i want to install Ubuntu on my little Toshiba netbook that i drag everywhere with me, but im afraid to screw with it's partitions. I dont want to spend $$$ to get a larger than 8GB flash drive to create a recovery from the HDD partition that is installed on their, and they dont come with the backup/recovery disks, so i want to either leave that partition alone (in case i need to switch it back to windows down the road to sell it), or whatever.
I know i could just download windows to my PC, transfer the files to a flash drive, and put it on that way, but the recovery comes complete with drivers, etc which makes it a smoother and faster process. Oh, i cant make the recovery of windows b/c i need 7.xx GB of space, and my biggest flash drive is an 8GB which doesnt quite make it.SOOOOO - IF i install Ubuntu, will that recovery partition DEFINITELY be left alone? Or is there an easy way someone could suggest copying that partition without a 16GB drive? OR is there any way to use an external hard drive to copy that recovery partition on to?
I have only installed ubuntu once, maybe twice, but didnt care about partitions and wiped everything as requested by the install. (i reverted back because i couldnt navigate quickly installing and updating programs, but now have a windows laptop and want to be forced to learn linux on my netbook).any help is MUCH appreciated! I have an Ubuntu scratch that im dying to itch, but dont want to lose my windows recovery
Ubuntu :: Upgrading Version Without Losing Data
Mar 20, 2010Currently i am using Ubuntu 9.04(Jaunty),i have downloaded iso image of Ubuntu 9.10 and i have burned it in a CD..So how to upgrade my ubuntu version to 9.10 without losing existing data.
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Mar 21, 2010I don't quite know how to put this problem - recently, my installation has started losing the text in terminal and other windows. I will open a terminal window, and there's nothing there - no cursor, no background. After this occurs, I try to restart the system - the 'Restart" window appears, and is also blank. Hitting enter at this point blanks the entire screen to black, after which the only recourse is to power-down and restart. Of course, then I need to run the recovery mode and fsck to get the system back up.
The first time this happened, I had to rebuild the kernel to recover. Luckily, i lost no data, but this is making the system unusable. I need a stable system to finish the project I am developing for an embedded Linux system.
I am running Ubuntu 9.10, with the latest updates.
Ubuntu :: Partition Of Drive Without Losing The Data?
Apr 7, 2010How can I do partition of my drive without losing the data?
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May 26, 2010because what i was looking for was complicated, i am going to edit post
I have laptop with ubuntu on it. I have one ext3 partition with ~220GB.
I want to delete ubuntu and create two ntfs partitions (50+170GB) so i can install windows 7 later.
how to do that using GParted Live CD?
Ubuntu :: Lucid Keeps Losing Graphics Driver?
Jun 4, 2010I'm having a weird problem with Lucid: whenever I boot my system, it seems to forget there's a graphics driver. The result is that windows don't have title bars, and anything involving fancy graphics is turned off.When I go to the "appearance" settings, I can go to "visual effects", select "normal", and the machine starts looking for a driver, which is found After that shading effects are once again on, but the windows still don't have title bars If I then start the Compiz settings manager, that window and any window that appears thereafter does have a title bar.That way my desktop configuration is pretty much how I want it. The problem is that after starting up again, all the wonkiness is back.
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sda = ubuntu
sda2 = swap
sda3 = extended