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If I upgrade Ubuntu from an EOL version to a supported version will my data will lost?

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The data will be never lost during an update: your data is stored in /home directory, and the upgrade affects the other parts of the system. What might be lost are your app settings and your desktop preferences (it didn't happened never when I made release upgrades, through.).

If you are paranoid, backup your important data to an external HDD, disconnect it, and make the upgrade afterwards.

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  • i m not having external HDD to take backup , can i upgrade it then?...Pls suggest me
    – khanthegeek
    Mar 13, 2015 at 13:52
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    @khanthegeek Operating without a backup is like walking a tightrope without a net. Definitely NOT Recommended. Regardless, Frantique is correct.
    – Elder Geek
    Mar 13, 2015 at 16:19

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