--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> My VDI files are not under .VirtualBox/Machines, but .VirtualBox/VDI. The
> machines folder has only logs and settings. The actual VDIs are in the VDI
> folder.
>
> Here is how to set up a separate /home:
>
> 1) you need to do a custom or manual installation (last in the list of
> choices)
> 2) you need two partitions ahead of time, one for home and one for root
> 3) you need to set the mount points as /home for home and / for root (Ubuntu
> minus home); use right click on the partition in the graph and choose edit,
> then use the drop down menus.
> 4) the first time, format each in the file format of choice (ext4 is a good
> idea); on re-installing Ubuntu in the future you will NEVER format /home but
> only /. This keeps your data and settings. BUT you must remember to always
> do a custom installation!
> 5) proceed with installation as usual
>
> Good luck!
> Roy
>
Ah, thanks again! I thought (wrongly) that I could do it properly w/o any advice but this was not the case. Now I have my game plan. My file was where Scott said it would be, but I guess these things depend on many factors like version, distro, etc.
Mark
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