Is it possible to reinstall Linux (or distro hop) without losing my Dropbox install? Could I move the Dropbox install to my home folder so it survives the OS install?

  • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
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    5 months ago

    You can generally back up your home folder and use it with another distro, without losing data. (though it can happen that stored settings are not compatible with some changed programs).

    All your data is in your home folder.

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    This is one of the reasons to always prefer docker over bare metal, if it was docker all you had to do is copy the volume over the new installation and starting the service there.