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What will happen to my custom files if I upgrade to 11.04?

Asked by Steven D. Shown

I am currently running a wubi install of 10.10 maverick that I have fully customized with sidebar gadgets, special effects in compiz, and installed Macbuntu which has given me a Mac OS X snow leopard theme. If I upgrade to 11.04, will all my custom files stay intact, and will Macbuntu be there and run if I choose the classic gnome desktop environment when I boot up? Also I have read about several problems with GRUB following a wubi install. Will this still work as well?

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#1

Your custom files should still exist and work, but it's not a bad idea to back them up before upgrading. Regarding Wubi problems with Ubuntu 11.04, I believe those are all ironed out--there's no warning about them on the Wubi download page.

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#2

Please backup prior to upgrading:
1. From windows, backup the files in \ubuntu\disks (normally root.disk; you can backup swap.disk too, but it's not really important; any other .disk files are important)
2. Backup the file C:\wubildr

The upgrade should be okay - as Eliah Kagan mentioned the grub/wubi issues have been fixed for Natty - however there is always some risk on upgrades and so you should safeguard beforehand with a full backup, especially if you have a lot of customization.

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Steven D. Shown (stevenshown90) said : 		#3

Thank you for the information, I will do a full backup before I upgrade, but I still need to know one more thing before I get into this. Will I have to completely re-do all my custom settings, such as colors, which themes are applied, which menu's and icon sets, which boot screen and splash screens and sounds, menu transparency, etc? I need to know if I'm going to have to write down the value of each and every setting, then spend literally hours just setting everything back up.

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#4

You shouldn't have to write down the values of any setting, because all of your settings are stored in files and if you back up the files, you'll have them. Am I missing something in your question?

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Steven D. Shown (stevenshown90) said : 		#5

I don't believe you are missing anything in my question, that pretty well answers it. Thank you, that tells me what I need to know.