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If I upgrade to the 10.04 version, do I risk losing any documents/files or programs/applications already on my computer?

Asked by Ashley Pasewalk

If I upgrade to the 10.04 version, do I risk losing any documents/files or programs/applications already saved or installed on my computer?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

The upgrade will only upgrade the applications which make up the OS. You SHOULD have a backup of your data if it is important, then you have nothing to worry about with upgrades or if the drive suddenly decides to fail

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Ashley Pasewalk (pasewalk) said : 		#2

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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Ashley Pasewalk (pasewalk) said : 		#3

Thank you! :)

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> The upgrade will only upgrade the applications which make up the OS. You
> SHOULD have a backup of your data if it is important, then you have
> nothing to worry about with upgrades or if the drive suddenly decides to
> fail
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Fabián Rodríguez (magicfab) said : 		#4

PLease also make sure you read the Ubuntu 10.04 LTS release notes before upgrading:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes