Not that this would have helped in your situation, but I understand that 2006 RC2 has a vastly improved upgrade process from previous versions. In the past, I have been so paranoid of their upgrade process that (after the first failed attempt) I never do an upgrade, instead opting for a full reinstall. This is fairly simple with Linux if your organized (I have had to force myself to be). Sorry about your lost files. On 9/17/05, Aron Smith wrote: > > On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:39:08 -0700 (PDT) > Kenneth wrote: > > > What was worse I lost about 20 Gb of mp3 s and about 2000 photos :-( > > > > --- Aron Smith wrote: > > > > > I just upgraded my system to Mandriva LE 2006 RC1 > > > being cautious I first backed up my home directory > > > to a USB hard > > > drive ..so far so good. > > > then I did a full install so far so good.. > > > then I realized that I reformatted the external > > > drive too > > > Oops I forgot to unplug the external drive > -- Donn "Sarcasm is the safe alternative to expressing anger." --Richard North Patterson