Before you do anything else go the the old save folder and rename it adding bak. to the beginning of the name.
(bak.fossapup64save)
This will make sure it does not get corrupted.
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Try this before you start over.
When you first booted the Frugal install Lick did. (Using the Lick boot menu)
Did it boot with you having to do a complete new setup of settings?
If yes.
When you did the first shutdown,
Did it ask to make a save and you told it to make one?
If yes.
I assume it never gave you an option to choose where to place the save?
Maybe it did and you did not understand what to do?
I will guess it made the save and placed it on the fat32 format partition.
When it now boots this is the save it uses?
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Note:
Do this from the Booted Fossapup64 so you can use programs in it.
If Lick boot menu has option to boot in ram mode or not using the save, do that.
Better to do things to the save, when not being used.
Read this topic on making a file that will provide info to the boot process on what save to use and it's location.
viewtopic.php?t=2622
Fossapup64 9.5 should use a SAVEMARK file.
So look in the frugal install folder where all the Fossapup64 files are and see if it has a SAVEMARK file.
If yes.
Click on it to open in a text editor.
If it just has a number 3.
Then do what it says to make this number 4.
I assume the ext4 partition is 4th partition on the drive.
On this ext4 partition make the needed directories the way it says in the topic and place the old save folder in them in correct location:
Remove the bak. from the name of the old save so it is usable.
example:
If Fossapup64 is in folder fossapup64 on 3rd partition.
On the 4th ext4 partition make a directory named fossapup64 and move the old save into it.
SAVEMARK
Create a text file called SAVEMARK (all upper case letters) in the install directory, that contains just a number.
This is the partition number for storing a savefolder, on the same drive as the install directory.
e.g. Puppy is installed on sda2 in '/pups/fossa64'. If the file '/pups/fossa64/SAVEMARK contains just the single character '4',
then Puppy will expect the savefolder to be on sda4 in '/pups/fossa64/fossapup64save'.
Note that the sub-directory is the same for both the install location and the save location.
The save that is on 3rd partition formatted fat32.
Delete it or rename placing bak. at the beginning of name so it will not be used. (bak.fossapup64save.xfs ->the x could be 2, 3, or 4)
Now reboot and see if the old save is now used.
Note:
If making the save gives you option to choose what partition to place it on.
The SAVEMARK file it made should provide this location info.