This is the worst experience I have ever had in many years of using Linux. I could have lost ALL my critical data on my 1 tb data. All I lost was a week of work. But this bug is awful.
Several details I found by scouring the web: 1. It appears that Windows 8 and 8.1 partitions are NOT recognized by Debian (upstream) installer NOR recognized at all by Ubuntu. 2. It appears that some fundamental triage to the partition table is required (a repair action) to work around this problem. Given the severity of data loss caused by this problem, I think it's got to be fixed. Meanwhile, I say, farewell Ubuntu. I've had enough. I'll use a tool that gives me SOME indication something is wrong before ALL my data is GONE forever. There's something to be said for making things "EASY" but the Ubuntu installer is a danger to the whole world, and needs to be avoided until the Windows 8 and 8.1 partitions are ALWAYS detected. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265192 Title: Reinstallation wipes out all/other partitions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1265192/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
