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It would seem as though I could also just reformat the root "/" partition and install Linux Mint 19.1 to root while leaving /home intact.

Next time install a linux installation considering attempting manual partition and placing home partition elsewhere - if there is any ...

24.05.2015 · How to force Mint installer (currently 17.3) to leave my 2nd DOS partition (1st 2gb partition in extended partition) untouched at install time. I need to have a system dual boot as either DOS (PC-DOS 7.01) with primary FAT16 and 1 x logical FAT16 or boot to Mint with the balance of the HDD as Ext4 Root, Home and a 4GB swap partition.

My own solution is to let the installer create the /home folder as it does by default under the installation's root. However, I then create a ...

Previously, I've just used the installation default of one partition, but would now like to install using the "something else" option and ...

There are ways to install a new OS without overwriting /home even on a single partition setup but it is easier with multiple partitions as ...

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If you want to do a separate data partition, you can just make that partition on your desired drive, set it up for automounting on boot, and ...

What are the reccommended partition sizes? For the root I read variable things, but mostly around 10GB. Does the Swap partition size matter at ...

That will be where your LinuxMint is currently installed. From your description you want to overwrite your Mint partition and add a separate /home partition. To do this, Double click your Mint partition (/dev/sda5 in this example). This will allow you to edit the partition. Resize this partition. Make sure it is at least 4GB.

By giving /home its own dedicated partition, you separate the user data from the rest of the operating system. The advantage is that you can wipe the ...

I did not select a separate /home partition during the install, but I would feel more comfortable having all the personal files apart form ...

16.02.2014 · 1. Use a separate partition for /home. 2. Use a separate data partition for storing docs, pics, etc. but keep /home under the root file system partition. jungle_boy described option 1 -- but his description assumed that you knew to select "Something else" when the installer asked how you wanted to install.