XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 5 Nov 2024 20:43:42 -0600, sticks wrote:   
      
   > For some reason the nephew decides she needs to reinstall windows cause   
   > she got phished.  Not sure exactly what procedure he used, but he   
   > effectively did a full install and erased everything she had on her   
   > system.  All pictures, documents, contacts...every damn thing.   
      
   This is why I like to separate user files from the OS install. On a Linux   
   system, all the user stuff lives in the /home directory anyway, so you can   
   make that a separate partition. That way, if you ever need to reinstall   
   the OS, you don’t need to touch the user files.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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