I need to install my SuSE Pro 9.2 HOME files on a separate partition so I can install a clean from the box Pro 9.3 without affecting my data files. I messed up again and re-installed 9.2, but somehow it got installed (I think) on /dev/hdb6. The old 9.2 install was on /dev/hda3 but I *think* I lost my data files. 1. How can I look in /dev/hda3 to see if my documents and saved mail is there? 2. If it IS there, how should I backup that data and then reinstall on a separate HOME partition, that would be accessable to both 9.2 and 9.3? When I re-install 9.2 I think I better reformat /dev/hda except for XP which is on /dev/hda1. Agree? 3. If it is NOT there. how should I make the re-install of 9.2 put the HOME files into a separate partition? My utterly messed up drives follow. I have absolutely no idea how /dev/hdb got the way it is. Don't understand the reference to Solaris either. andy@linux:~> su Password: linux:/home/andy # fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2621 21053151 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hda2 2622 2882 2096482+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hda3 2883 5493 20972857+ 83 Linux /dev/hda4 5494 9729 34025670 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 5494 6798 10482381 83 Linux /dev/hda6 6799 9729 23543226 83 Linux Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80000040960 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9726 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 * 1 3917 31458068 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdb2 3918 7180 26210047+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb3 7181 9726 20450745 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdb5 7181 7308 1028128+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hdb6 7309 9726 19422553+ 83 Linux linux:/home/andy # Thank you for any help you may give me. Sorry, but I really need detailed instructions. I'm a one month newbie. Andy