Ubuntu :: Separate The Partition For /home?

Apr 29, 2011

I have installed various distros/releases of linux over the past few days and have read of a few people keeping separate partitions for their /home folders. I have a few questions:

1) I assume /home is installed with the OS and would always be on the OS partition.

2) Can I repartition the drive even though I am already installed to allocate space or would I have to start from scratch, create the partitions, and reinstall the OS?

3) How much space would one need for a home folder? Majority of hdd right?

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[URL]

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