How wise would it be... [SOLVED]

[agmg]

...to share a /home folder between a stable and one or two testing installations of PCLinuxOS? I would like to keep my settings and preferences across different installs and also share my Folding@Home folder so I can continue my work when I boot from stable to testing and back on. It would be great, but what are the risks (if any)? I should add that I backup my /home folder every night to an external hard disk and I also keep my most valuable data on DVD disks stored in safe place.

[T6]

the apps on stable version are not the same as on testing, different versions

each config file stored inside the /home could be modified by the different apps and give you problems when you log in to the older stable version

i personally wouldn't share configs, only files on a folder between the installs

also, if you have lots of important things on one pc, i wouldn't use it for testing and for stable, too much at risk

pclinux is popular for being stable, even on the TR versions but i wouldn't risk my personal files this way, as always, keep backups of your important files, no matter the os you use

[agmg]

Thanks for the advice T6