Re: [OT?] home partition vs. home directory

[Michael Thompson <michaelw.thompson@icloud.com>]

Because if your root partition fails, you can reinstall and all your files are safe on their own partition...

> On 30 Nov 2018, at 17:14, Default User <hunguponcontent@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I often see people recommend a separate home partition. 
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> But why would (or not) that be better than just a home directory within the root directory?
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> Wouldn't one less partition be simpler, and therefore (all other things being equal) better?
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> Opinions, please.