I have mint6 installed with mint4win. Can I upgrade this to mint7 or do I need to uninstall it and reinstall a new mint7 mint4win .
Thanks Kelean.
Upgrade or reinstall
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Re: Upgrade or reinstall
I don't see why being in mint4win should be any different, and can't find any bad reports. I still always recommend a fresh install though, otherwise you're basically asking for trouble with conflicts and bad drivers etc.
Re: Upgrade or reinstall
A fresh install is always best. You can technically upgrade your current install but I will not guarantee that you will not have some fixing to do.
Re: Upgrade or reinstall
Hey there,emorrp1 wrote:I don't see why being in mint4win should be any different, and can't find any bad reports. I still always recommend a fresh install though, otherwise you're basically asking for trouble with conflicts and bad drivers etc.
I'm a newbie and would like to migrate to 7 - also installed 6 from mint4win. How can I backup my previous files to do this clean install? And then, how can I recover them after it? Do I have to, for instance, store them in a different folder accessible to both Windows and Linux systems? Please let me know.
TiA, JotaEfe
Re: Upgrade or reinstall
Since you are running Mint within Windows, your best bet would be to use an external drive or a large enough pendrive to backup and files and/or settings you have, then once you reinstall, transfer the files back.JotaEfe wrote:
Hey there,
I'm a newbie and would like to migrate to 7 - also installed 6 from mint4win. How can I backup my previous files to do this clean install? And then, how can I recover them after it? Do I have to, for instance, store them in a different folder accessible to both Windows and Linux systems? Please let me know.
TiA, JotaEfe
Re: Upgrade or reinstall
Thanks, Don. Okay about my stuff, but about my settings: which config files are necessary and where can I find them?dlkreations wrote:Since you are running Mint within Windows, your best bet would be to use an external drive or a large enough pendrive to backup and files and/or settings you have, then once you reinstall, transfer the files back.JotaEfe wrote:
Hey there,
I'm a newbie and would like to migrate to 7 - also installed 6 from mint4win. How can I backup my previous files to do this clean install? And then, how can I recover them after it? Do I have to, for instance, store them in a different folder accessible to both Windows and Linux systems? Please let me know.
TiA, JotaEfe
JF