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#1 2024-10-28 14:25
- q4os_forever
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Reinstall - how to
Dear Sirs,
in my last days I was just having a long browse around Q4OS 5.6 apps. Very funny and maybe It can be a simple way to see what inside. Just to find out how all it works and how it is beautiful.
But now I need to get my "usual" desktop as I do not know "where" I am. Sorry. I've messed up too much.
Please how to reinstall my current version of Q4OS?
Or maybe there is a trick and I can easily swept with a "single" click whatever I did before?
Thank you in advance for understanding me (and forgiving me).
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#2 2024-10-28 15:37
- Midas
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Re: Reinstall - how to
You could try saving elsewhere anything in your home folder worth keeping and then deleting everything else (including hidden files).
Then reboot and see how that goes... 
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#3 2024-10-30 14:29
- Germ
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Re: Reinstall - how to
If it is really messed up your best bet would be a new install.
Back up your home directory to another drive such as a usb hard drive and reinstall the OS.
Calm down, it's only ones and zeroes
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#4 2024-10-30 17:10
- q4os_forever
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Re: Reinstall - how to
Really really messed up everything. A funny game but now not any more.
Just backed up all my files, but reinstall from usb drive is not possible. Maybe the system knows there is already an active Q4OS?
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#5 2024-10-30 22:13
- hchiper
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Re: Reinstall - how to
Did you well create the USB drive you used to reinstall with one of these media?
See this tutorial.
Q4OS machine: Samsung R519 - Pentium T4200 2.0 GHz - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB SSD
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#6 2024-10-31 10:03
- q4osteam
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Re: Reinstall - how to
... but reinstall from usb drive is not possible ...
Why it's not possible ?
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#7 2024-10-31 16:04
- q4os_forever
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Re: Reinstall - how to
q4os_forever wrote:... but reinstall from usb drive is not possible ...
Why it's not possible ?
I beg your pardon, I didn't realize Q4OS install was after the Live system working. I didn't know it was the same as the first time... I didn't see any "install" from the blue screen at boot. So I stopped everything.
Therefore I followed these links:
Did you well create the USB drive you used to reinstall with one of these media?
See this tutorial.
... and thank you very much. Up and running again!
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