> I want to copy all the stuff in my home directory to my 'spare' partition > before the reinstall and maybe a few other files I've changed. However I > in the lst couple weeks I've developed problems (file system errors maybe > others related to having an unclean shutdown when Xwindows locked up tho > so many attempts since them I dont really know what happened) so I cant > get the 5.2 RH up to make the backup. > > Is anyone going to be around that can help me with rescuing my old file > before reinstalling? The upgrade box includes a floppy that may allow me > boot from and copy the files tho I have not attempted it. I'm a bit > hesitant since I still dont feel too confident . You probably need to run fsck. It shouldn't be too hard to recover your /home/ dirs. Just give a holler at the installfest; there are a bunch of people who can likely help you. I will if I hear the holler. Andy > Fred --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org