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my ubuntu is not working if i install ubuntu again will my previous data be saved. If not, then tell me any way to save it

Suraj Taragi
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  • Your original question hasn't been solved, and I asked if you were talking about steam. You can mount your disk from a Ubuntu live DVD or USB drive if you wish to reinstall the OS. Your problem is likely fixable in the other question. – galexite Aug 10 '21 at 10:00

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You data will not automatically be saved but you can do something yourself. I don't know what your date refers to. If you want to keep things in your home directory, simply use a live CD or USB to preform the following command:

tar zxvf home_bk.tar.gz /home

and then use mv command to move it to a safe place and restore it after reinstalling the system.(this is actully working for any dicectory)

If your want to restore your settings, find the file and cp it to a safe place.Replace it after reinstalling.

larry
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  • +1 for the Very good comment. :) – Jon Aug 10 '21 at 13:06
  • please tell me how can i save data on ubuntu hard disk in windows , Ubuntu hard disk not showing on windows – Suraj Taragi Aug 10 '21 at 14:57
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    Well, as you know, Ubuntu or most other Linux system uses ext4 file system as default. But in Windows, as far as I know, there's no method to directly read file in this kind of file system. As a result, you may not be able to mount the partitions that using ext 4 file system so you can't copy files in Windows to another place. It's recommended that you make a Live Ubuntu USB( This is pretty easy in Windows. ) to do the back up work. And the USB will be very useful if you want to reinstall your system. Hope this can be helpful to you. :-) – larry Aug 10 '21 at 17:13