How to Create a Separate Home Partition After Installing Ubuntu

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Published on Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:00:39 GMT Indexed on 2012/06/17 15:19 UTC
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Ubuntu doesn’t use a separate /home partition by default, although many Linux users prefer one. Using a separate home partition allows you to reinstall Ubuntu without losing your personal files and settings.

While a separate home partition is normally chosen during installation, you can also migrate to a separate home partition after installing Ubuntu – this takes a bit of work, though.

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