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Changing OS without losing data on other HDD (servarica)
Hey guys,
I needed your help i have servarica Salamander Hybrid SSD and storage 4tb
I want to change my is from Ubuntu 18 to debian 11...i have data installed in HDD...how can I safely install new os debian 11 without hurting my data on HDD
I opened ticket but it seems servarica customer care Lil busy today..i needed it urgent
So any help will be appreciated
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I don't know how your setup is since my Servarica vps is one large volume. But can you unmount the 4TB HD, reinstall the OS, then remount it after the install? @servarica_hani what are his options?
By installing new OS on your SSD, your data on 4TB HDD would be still there.
After/By configuring your server, mount your HDD as you want in configs.
Thanks for reply...that would be great..and thanks for tagging servarica...i was just looking for his username
I am seeing this option on thier site... should I select it...or unmount 1st??
If unmount then please any specific code
Hi @weir1
the safest way is that we will give you another vps you can install your os of choice into then you manually move the data from old to new
the option to keep extra disks depend on how your vm disks is configured
the idea is that for windows VPS for example we configure it as 2 separate disks which means using this option you will only reinstall the OS disk and the remaining disks will be reattached to new VPS
if you see all your disks as 1 big disk this option will not be useful
just wait a bit and one of the admin will create new vm for you to move your data (free)
I will just wait..don't want to lose any data