I want to install ubuntu 18.04 in my previous home partition with ubuntu 16.04. I know that i need to format /root and preserve /home but i only want my documents(music, videos etc) not the hidden folders and settings. just want a 'fresh install' and preserve my documents. So i need to delete my …

Since you already have a separate / and /home partition, you can proceed to use the installer and select Something else... to point to the existing partitions. If you use the same username - use the live session to delete the dot files from the home partition before you reboot to your new install. C…

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avestruz123 7 June 2019 15:06 3

because i do not have an external drive.

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