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I needed to re-install my computer but I didn’t think about exporting the data from mysql 5.
How do I get the data from the old installation into the new installation, is this just copying the data directory or do I have to take other steps to get to the data?
For MyISAM tables you can generally get away with copying them across. (Whilst the server’s stopped, obviously.) For InnoDB, it can work, but you’ll have to have the same basic block size settings. If you can use the same major version of MySQL and the same my.cnf you stand a good chance of having it work.
Afterwards it’s a good idea to ensure the tables are rebuilt (eg. using ALTER TABLE), and make a note to mysqldump properly next time because none of this is supported or guaranteed to work!