After F14 install, how to restore F11 data

[toddbailey]

Hi All,

I'd like to update the os From F11 to F14 or 15 in the near future. The big stumbling block is how to I restore user accounts and folders, mysql data, and dbmail ?

I'm also considering switching from a i386-686 base to the x64 base, any advantages in doing so?
memory size is 4 gig and partition sizes are under 2gig.

Since a new drive will be utilized, all the OS specific and user files will be "backed up" on the drive being 'retired' Is there a guide that describes how to do this with the least amount of "effort and 'gotcha's"

Any other suggestions or advice?

Thanks

[jpollard]

Over the last two upgrades, I have had no difficulty with user data -
I have user data on a separate disk, so I just mount it.

My last upgrade path was to duplicate the root filesystem, and verify
that it could be booted. Once that was done, I reinstalled (I was going from fedora 11 to fedora 13) on the old filesystem. Any missing files
I copied - mostly from /etc (network configurations), customized web data (/var/www/html...). I didn't have any active databases or VMs, but
I could have copied them too.

Big thing to remember - All files on Fedora have a SELinux label, and these are significant. Occasionally they will change internal values due to changes in definitions, so it sometimes requires relabeling.