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I Have One partition only in my zorin os And now I have to move to Ubuntu. And i don't want lose my data

Tell me what shoud I do

Dixit Ram
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You never want to lose your personal data, and you are never going to lose it: you should have one, preferably two backups.

Even if you could install the new OS without installing, you should have a backup first. Something may go wrong while changing your system.

Yes, to change the operating system installed on a partition, it is preferred to reformat the partition. So you will erase your personal data as well, and after installation, place it back using one of your backup copies.

vanadium
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  • Judgmental much? Yes, good advice, but the tone... – Zeiss Ikon Dec 28 '21 at 14:18
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    @ZeissIkon I hear too much of the same: users must be made clear that it all starts or stops with a good data backup. Nothing else matters. Someone who does not maintain any backups does not value the data, although that person may not realize. – vanadium Dec 28 '21 at 14:21
  • It can be possible to shrink volume like. Windows and then put data in that shrinked volume and install os in first partition – Dixit Ram Dec 28 '21 at 14:26
  • @vanadium Or, much more likely, a person without a good backup values the data, but doesn't know a good way to back it up. Thumb drives aren't it; they aren't reliable. Any other method adds up some cost somewhere, and not everyone has money to spend. If you don't garage your car with a good security system (and maybe an armed guard or two), you don't value your car, right? Default Ubuntu installation doesn't even segregate user data in a way that makes it easy to think about backup (say, putting it in a separated partition) by default... – Zeiss Ikon Dec 28 '21 at 15:10
  • @vanadium Don't forget, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar... – Zeiss Ikon Dec 28 '21 at 15:11
  • @DixitRam Changing partitions, however, can go wrong, and you still need a backup before you start. External USB drive aren't very costly; if you're in USA, Amazon can have one on your front step in a couple days. Another couple days to make the backup, if you have a lot of data (or a couple hours if you don't), and the same time again to verify the backup, and you're ready to proceed. – Zeiss Ikon Dec 28 '21 at 15:14
  • @ZeissIkon Documents, Pictures, Movies, Videos. That is how default Ubuntu installation seggregates user data. b.t.w., I edited the message to make it less harsh ;-) Message remains, though. – vanadium Dec 28 '21 at 15:54
  • @vanadium Okay, they must have updated that -- the second time I installed Linux, I partitioned manually and put /home on a separate partition (to more easily not reformat it) and a lot of personal stuff stayed on my ex-Windows NTFS partitions. – Zeiss Ikon Dec 28 '21 at 15:59
  • I Found SOLUTION :-https://www.howtoforge.com/partitioning_with_gparted – Dixit Ram Dec 29 '21 at 04:56
  • @ZeissIkon Ackchyually, you catch more flies with vinegar because it smells like rotting fruit. – mchid Dec 29 '21 at 05:58
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    Nice you found a solution. Carefully read the red lines at the beginning of the article you are linking to, though. – vanadium Dec 29 '21 at 08:57
  • To emphasize @vanadium 's advice: I've had partitions completely vanish when attempting to make very minor mods -- apparently, there was a bug in some versions of Ubuntu's partition manager (gparted was okay at the time, but wasn't part of the default install I had at the time). – Zeiss Ikon Dec 29 '21 at 12:06