(NOTE: It may be best to copy/paste these commands. (Here is a GParted tutorial if you need it. Ext4 if using just Linux OS's NTFS if sharing data with MS Windows. Format the data partition according to your needs - eg.
to the partitions you have and to create the data partition. (You can do it from within the installer also, but GParted is easier.) Or, use it to make changes, additions, etc. Use GParted from a live Mint DVD/USB to create the partitions for your installation(s). If you do use a /home partition, just remember that it won't need to be more than a few GB's in size if only config files are kept there.) (Some people might want to do that to preserve config files that reside there.
If you want to have a separate /home partition along with the data partition, feel free to do that. Make sure you substitute the correct location for your partition in its place.
In this example, the data partition is located at /dev/sda5. This example will use the name " DATA".Īnywhere you see " yourusername" in a command, substitute your own actual user name in its place. You may name the mount point almost anything you want as long as it doesn't conflict with an already existing filename under that location. Mount points can be anywhere you like, but are typically made under /mnt, /media, or your /home. Notes on the example used for this tutorial: No need to attempt accessing the OS to copy off data before re-install - it's already safely off in its own location. Save time if the OS gets broken for some reason, requiring a re-installation. Just replace the root partition and link back to the untouched data partition - no need to copy all of your data back on after installation. Makes re-installions, upgrades and switching distros or desktop environments easier. Instead of having data spread out over each one's separate home folders, they can all read/write data to/from one central location.Įliminates potential problems when trying to share a /home partition between two or more Linux distros - where the user program configuration files may conflict with each other.
It makes using and sharing data between different operating systems on your computer easier - whether they are all Linux OS's or Linux combined with Windows. Why create a separate data partition instead of a separate /home partition?
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