Noob question but decided to ask just to make sure I do not mess anything up. I have a computer with windows 7 and linux mint 19.1 installed. Also I have a primary partition named "Backup" which contains a backup of my linux system made using the linux mint backup tool. I want to get rid of the older linux installation and install a newer one (20.1). I have flashed my usb with the newer version of linux mint but what makes me scared is the installation of the newer version. I tried already to install the newer version but I did not know which option to pick as when it came to the part to pick a partition where to install like here. Besides the options shown in that picture it also showed me an option to replace the older linux mint version with the newer one so i obviously clicked on that before I thought a bit more about it. Does that option also remove every other partition made by that os? After the installation I am planning on restoring my home dir from the backup I made. My home directory and root directory are on the same partition. How should i proceed to first install the newer os and then restore from backup?
