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Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

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From: Frank
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:39
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rodolfo.garcia44@gmail.com wrote:

> On Oct 16, 6:03 am, Summercool <Summercooln...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>After installing Ubuntu, it seemed that everything on my Drive C: was
>>lost.
>>
>>After hours of trying, it really turned out I lost EVERYTHING on my C:
>>drive.
>>
>>So I had to reformat the whole C: drive, and reinstall Vista on it.
>>
>>I lost all my bookmarks, in both IE and Firefox.
>>
>>I needed to reinstall every single application.
>>
>>I needed to reinstall all security update for Vista all over again.
>>
>>I wasted at least 5, 6 hours.
>>
>>How can "Ubuntu - Humanity towards others" erases people's whole hard
>>drive without a single warning?
>>
>>Think about it, some people may lose tens or hundreds of hours of
>>work, or 4, 5 years of photos and memories, just because Ubuntu erases
>>whole hard drive without warning.
>>
>>The following is the install option snapshot: IT NEVER warns you the
>>content in drive C: will be totally erased. What's more, it is set as
>>the DEFAULT ACTION. And it says it is "GUIDED":
>>
>> http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/32522/2001738602340396146_rs.jpg
>>
>>I see that intermixed at the last install info page, it is said that
>>some partition on your hard drive will get erased. But how do I know
>>it isn't some partition that Ubuntu will create for me? Why not just
>>say "it means your whole hard drive's content will be erased" -- best
>>right after people click the "partition for whole drive" option.
>>
>>When it asked "How would you like to partition your hard drive",
>>choosing "Use entire drive" seems like "Yes, I want to partition my
>>entire C: drive and just make it dual boot with whatever OS that is
>>already there". And turned out actually it means, "use my whole C
>>drive and erase everything in it."
>>
>>Humanity towards others -- yes, when you make the software, think
>>about it can be you, your children in the future, or someone not as
>>skilled as you who will be using it. People don't have time to read
>>thousands of words of warning and note for the installation. Just
>>spend a little time to warn time before doing something as destructive
>>as erasing the whole hard drive.
> 
> 
> 
> What do you expect?
> You didn't read the mountains of documentation that come with the
> typical Linux distribution, all via Google of course.
> Before you even begin to think about installing Linux, you must do
> your homework.
> 
> You must learn about partitioning, the dev structure and all kinds of
> interesting stuff like that.
> You see, Linux is not like Windows.
> Linux assumes you have a brain, which obviously you don't.
> 
> You have nobody to blame but yourself.
> Next time read the How-To's and Wikis before you damage your system.
> 
> 
> 
Oh yes....how wonderful!
Frank
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