I have two partitions on Windows 10 (C & D), but I want to install Ubuntu 16.04 on Drive C & delete Windows 10 but keep all files in Drive D [duplicate]
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I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my PC's drive C where my current Windows10 is installed. All my files are already backed up in drive D.
I had already started installing Ubuntu and I always stop, advance, revert, stop...(repeat the process again and again) in the windows of
Installation Type:
This computer currently has Windows 10....
- Erase the disk and install Ubuntu
- Encrypt.....
- Use LVM...
- Something Else...
I had read some Ubuntu Forums and searched in YouTube, but I cannot find any EXACT GUIDE as to answer my query.
I am a novice computer user. I wanted to use Ubuntu since this is a free OS but the terminology used in the Ubuntu manual is quite "scary" for me.
And with my very little knowledge in PC, I am afraid to install Ubuntu without the help of any expert since I might lose all my personal files in drive D.
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I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my PC's drive C where my current Windows10 is installed. All my files are already backed up in drive D.
I had already started installing Ubuntu and I always stop, advance, revert, stop...(repeat the process again and again) in the windows of
Installation Type:
This computer currently has Windows 10....
- Erase the disk and install Ubuntu
- Encrypt.....
- Use LVM...
- Something Else...
I had read some Ubuntu Forums and searched in YouTube, but I cannot find any EXACT GUIDE as to answer my query.
I am a novice computer user. I wanted to use Ubuntu since this is a free OS but the terminology used in the Ubuntu manual is quite "scary" for me.
And with my very little knowledge in PC, I am afraid to install Ubuntu without the help of any expert since I might lose all my personal files in drive D.
system-installation
asked Apr 19 at 14:00
Harold
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marked as duplicate by waltinator, David Foerster, karel, George Udosen, Eric Carvalho Apr 20 at 19:24
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"I always stop", pls what does this mean: you stopped the process, or the process stops on its own?
– George Udosen
Apr 19 at 14:08
Hi George. Thanks for the prompt response. I stop the process since I donot know what to do
– Harold
Apr 19 at 14:28
Are C: & D: drives on the same disk or separate? Is what you have on C: purely W10, or are there any data files on there also? Run command diskmgmt.msc (as administrator). How much space on C: is taken up by W10?
– Paul Benson
Apr 19 at 15:08
Hi Paul. Drive C on windows is for OS and some windows program files. All my files are already in Drive D
– Harold
Apr 20 at 0:31
If you use LVM with encryption, you will delete your "D:" drive, unless another physical hard drive. LVM converts entire hard drive to LVM volumes. So you must backup D: and should have backups if data is at all valuable. Windows confuses drives and partitions. It calls d: a drive but may be a partition on same drive as c: or may be a partition on another physical drive.
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Apr 20 at 17:22
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I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my PC's drive C where my current Windows10 is installed. All my files are already backed up in drive D.
I had already started installing Ubuntu and I always stop, advance, revert, stop...(repeat the process again and again) in the windows of
Installation Type:
This computer currently has Windows 10....
- Erase the disk and install Ubuntu
- Encrypt.....
- Use LVM...
- Something Else...
I had read some Ubuntu Forums and searched in YouTube, but I cannot find any EXACT GUIDE as to answer my query.
I am a novice computer user. I wanted to use Ubuntu since this is a free OS but the terminology used in the Ubuntu manual is quite "scary" for me.
And with my very little knowledge in PC, I am afraid to install Ubuntu without the help of any expert since I might lose all my personal files in drive D.
system-installation
asked Apr 19 at 14:00
Harold
157
This question already has an answer here:
Does selecting “Remove Windows†option during install remove all my Windows partitions?
2 answers
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on my PC's drive C where my current Windows10 is installed. All my files are already backed up in drive D.
I had already started installing Ubuntu and I always stop, advance, revert, stop...(repeat the process again and again) in the windows of
Installation Type:
This computer currently has Windows 10....
- Erase the disk and install Ubuntu
- Encrypt.....
- Use LVM...
- Something Else...
I had read some Ubuntu Forums and searched in YouTube, but I cannot find any EXACT GUIDE as to answer my query.
I am a novice computer user. I wanted to use Ubuntu since this is a free OS but the terminology used in the Ubuntu manual is quite "scary" for me.
And with my very little knowledge in PC, I am afraid to install Ubuntu without the help of any expert since I might lose all my personal files in drive D.
This question already has an answer here:
Does selecting “Remove Windows†option during install remove all my Windows partitions?
2 answers
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asked Apr 19 at 14:00
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marked as duplicate by waltinator, David Foerster, karel, George Udosen, Eric Carvalho Apr 20 at 19:24
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marked as duplicate by waltinator, David Foerster, karel, George Udosen, Eric Carvalho Apr 20 at 19:24
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"I always stop", pls what does this mean: you stopped the process, or the process stops on its own?
– George Udosen
Apr 19 at 14:08
Hi George. Thanks for the prompt response. I stop the process since I donot know what to do
– Harold
Apr 19 at 14:28
Are C: & D: drives on the same disk or separate? Is what you have on C: purely W10, or are there any data files on there also? Run command diskmgmt.msc (as administrator). How much space on C: is taken up by W10?
– Paul Benson
Apr 19 at 15:08
Hi Paul. Drive C on windows is for OS and some windows program files. All my files are already in Drive D
– Harold
Apr 20 at 0:31
If you use LVM with encryption, you will delete your "D:" drive, unless another physical hard drive. LVM converts entire hard drive to LVM volumes. So you must backup D: and should have backups if data is at all valuable. Windows confuses drives and partitions. It calls d: a drive but may be a partition on same drive as c: or may be a partition on another physical drive.
– oldfred
Apr 20 at 17:22
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"I always stop", pls what does this mean: you stopped the process, or the process stops on its own?
– George Udosen
Apr 19 at 14:08
Hi George. Thanks for the prompt response. I stop the process since I donot know what to do
– Harold
Apr 19 at 14:28
Are C: & D: drives on the same disk or separate? Is what you have on C: purely W10, or are there any data files on there also? Run command diskmgmt.msc (as administrator). How much space on C: is taken up by W10?
– Paul Benson
Apr 19 at 15:08
Hi Paul. Drive C on windows is for OS and some windows program files. All my files are already in Drive D
– Harold
Apr 20 at 0:31
If you use LVM with encryption, you will delete your "D:" drive, unless another physical hard drive. LVM converts entire hard drive to LVM volumes. So you must backup D: and should have backups if data is at all valuable. Windows confuses drives and partitions. It calls d: a drive but may be a partition on same drive as c: or may be a partition on another physical drive.
– oldfred
Apr 20 at 17:22
"I always stop", pls what does this mean: you stopped the process, or the process stops on its own?
– George Udosen
Apr 19 at 14:08
"I always stop", pls what does this mean: you stopped the process, or the process stops on its own?
– George Udosen
Apr 19 at 14:08
Hi George. Thanks for the prompt response. I stop the process since I donot know what to do
– Harold
Apr 19 at 14:28
Hi George. Thanks for the prompt response. I stop the process since I donot know what to do
– Harold
Apr 19 at 14:28
Are C: & D: drives on the same disk or separate? Is what you have on C: purely W10, or are there any data files on there also? Run command diskmgmt.msc (as administrator). How much space on C: is taken up by W10?
– Paul Benson
Apr 19 at 15:08
Are C: & D: drives on the same disk or separate? Is what you have on C: purely W10, or are there any data files on there also? Run command diskmgmt.msc (as administrator). How much space on C: is taken up by W10?
– Paul Benson
Apr 19 at 15:08
Hi Paul. Drive C on windows is for OS and some windows program files. All my files are already in Drive D
– Harold
Apr 20 at 0:31
Hi Paul. Drive C on windows is for OS and some windows program files. All my files are already in Drive D
– Harold
Apr 20 at 0:31
If you use LVM with encryption, you will delete your "D:" drive, unless another physical hard drive. LVM converts entire hard drive to LVM volumes. So you must backup D: and should have backups if data is at all valuable. Windows confuses drives and partitions. It calls d: a drive but may be a partition on same drive as c: or may be a partition on another physical drive.
– oldfred
Apr 20 at 17:22
If you use LVM with encryption, you will delete your "D:" drive, unless another physical hard drive. LVM converts entire hard drive to LVM volumes. So you must backup D: and should have backups if data is at all valuable. Windows confuses drives and partitions. It calls d: a drive but may be a partition on same drive as c: or may be a partition on another physical drive.
– oldfred
Apr 20 at 17:22
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The best thing to do first is to backup your files on an external hard drive. This is the best way to be sure that nothing will happened to your files during the process.
Easy way:
If you backup all your files on an external hard drive, the easiest way would be to "replace Windows by Ubuntu"
Hard way to keep both partitions:
For your configuration, you will need to go thought the manual partition manager (on "something else" if my guess is right as of what do you see).
Then, on your primary partition (the one which will have the same size as your Windows "C" drive (linux do not recognize drives as "C" or "D")), right click and select "format". Choose "ext4" as the file system and "/" as the mount point.
Choose "/dev/sda" as your grub point.
Then validate.
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You should definitely go for a dual boot system while you're learning Ubuntu. You should also back up your data files on an external drive as a safeguard anyway. What happens if your HDD dies, or its data becomes corrupted?
Ubuntu Installation.
You are not going to lose your personal files while installing. You need sufficient unallocated space on your HDD. Ubuntu will automatically install on that. In Windows, Disk Management will let you make this unallocated space and I'd reserve about 60GB, which should easily be enough. The remaining space should be kept for your D: drive which is shared with Ubuntu. This is what you need to do. At the Ubuntu installation you choose the something else option, then proceed as follows:
You need 4 new partitions, /boot (automatically made), / root partition, /home (optional) and a swap area(optional). Press the + sign, choose mount-point (mp) / and make its size 35,000 MB, use as (format) ext4 and save. Press + again, choose mp /home and make size 22,000 MBuse as ext4 and save. Use remaining space as a swap area. The partition sizes are just suggested to start with and can always be altered later. Continue with installation. There's a little further input needed like login name, password, (language, timezone). Everything else should be done automatically. When you restart, the GRUB2 menu will appear showing your Ubuntu and Windows boot manager options amongst a few others.
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2 Answers
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
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down vote
accepted
The best thing to do first is to backup your files on an external hard drive. This is the best way to be sure that nothing will happened to your files during the process.
Easy way:
If you backup all your files on an external hard drive, the easiest way would be to "replace Windows by Ubuntu"
Hard way to keep both partitions:
For your configuration, you will need to go thought the manual partition manager (on "something else" if my guess is right as of what do you see).
Then, on your primary partition (the one which will have the same size as your Windows "C" drive (linux do not recognize drives as "C" or "D")), right click and select "format". Choose "ext4" as the file system and "/" as the mount point.
Choose "/dev/sda" as your grub point.
Then validate.
answered Apr 19 at 14:16
Ad5001
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Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Thomas Ward♦
Apr 22 at 21:27
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The best thing to do first is to backup your files on an external hard drive. This is the best way to be sure that nothing will happened to your files during the process.
Easy way:
If you backup all your files on an external hard drive, the easiest way would be to "replace Windows by Ubuntu"
Hard way to keep both partitions:
For your configuration, you will need to go thought the manual partition manager (on "something else" if my guess is right as of what do you see).
Then, on your primary partition (the one which will have the same size as your Windows "C" drive (linux do not recognize drives as "C" or "D")), right click and select "format". Choose "ext4" as the file system and "/" as the mount point.
Choose "/dev/sda" as your grub point.
Then validate.
answered Apr 19 at 14:16
Ad5001
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Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Thomas Ward♦
Apr 22 at 21:27
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up vote
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down vote
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up vote
3
down vote
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The best thing to do first is to backup your files on an external hard drive. This is the best way to be sure that nothing will happened to your files during the process.
Easy way:
If you backup all your files on an external hard drive, the easiest way would be to "replace Windows by Ubuntu"
Hard way to keep both partitions:
For your configuration, you will need to go thought the manual partition manager (on "something else" if my guess is right as of what do you see).
Then, on your primary partition (the one which will have the same size as your Windows "C" drive (linux do not recognize drives as "C" or "D")), right click and select "format". Choose "ext4" as the file system and "/" as the mount point.
Choose "/dev/sda" as your grub point.
Then validate.
answered Apr 19 at 14:16
Ad5001
22916
The best thing to do first is to backup your files on an external hard drive. This is the best way to be sure that nothing will happened to your files during the process.
Easy way:
If you backup all your files on an external hard drive, the easiest way would be to "replace Windows by Ubuntu"
Hard way to keep both partitions:
For your configuration, you will need to go thought the manual partition manager (on "something else" if my guess is right as of what do you see).
Then, on your primary partition (the one which will have the same size as your Windows "C" drive (linux do not recognize drives as "C" or "D")), right click and select "format". Choose "ext4" as the file system and "/" as the mount point.
Choose "/dev/sda" as your grub point.
Then validate.
answered Apr 19 at 14:16
Ad5001
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edited Apr 19 at 14:28
answered Apr 19 at 14:16
Ad5001
22916
answered Apr 19 at 14:16
Ad5001
22916
answered Apr 19 at 14:16
Ad5001
22916
22916
Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
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Apr 22 at 21:27
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Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat.
– Thomas Ward♦
Apr 22 at 21:27
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– Thomas Ward♦
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You should definitely go for a dual boot system while you're learning Ubuntu. You should also back up your data files on an external drive as a safeguard anyway. What happens if your HDD dies, or its data becomes corrupted?
Ubuntu Installation.
You are not going to lose your personal files while installing. You need sufficient unallocated space on your HDD. Ubuntu will automatically install on that. In Windows, Disk Management will let you make this unallocated space and I'd reserve about 60GB, which should easily be enough. The remaining space should be kept for your D: drive which is shared with Ubuntu. This is what you need to do. At the Ubuntu installation you choose the something else option, then proceed as follows:
You need 4 new partitions, /boot (automatically made), / root partition, /home (optional) and a swap area(optional). Press the + sign, choose mount-point (mp) / and make its size 35,000 MB, use as (format) ext4 and save. Press + again, choose mp /home and make size 22,000 MBuse as ext4 and save. Use remaining space as a swap area. The partition sizes are just suggested to start with and can always be altered later. Continue with installation. There's a little further input needed like login name, password, (language, timezone). Everything else should be done automatically. When you restart, the GRUB2 menu will appear showing your Ubuntu and Windows boot manager options amongst a few others.
answered Apr 20 at 16:11
Paul Benson
395117
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
You should definitely go for a dual boot system while you're learning Ubuntu. You should also back up your data files on an external drive as a safeguard anyway. What happens if your HDD dies, or its data becomes corrupted?
Ubuntu Installation.
You are not going to lose your personal files while installing. You need sufficient unallocated space on your HDD. Ubuntu will automatically install on that. In Windows, Disk Management will let you make this unallocated space and I'd reserve about 60GB, which should easily be enough. The remaining space should be kept for your D: drive which is shared with Ubuntu. This is what you need to do. At the Ubuntu installation you choose the something else option, then proceed as follows:
You need 4 new partitions, /boot (automatically made), / root partition, /home (optional) and a swap area(optional). Press the + sign, choose mount-point (mp) / and make its size 35,000 MB, use as (format) ext4 and save. Press + again, choose mp /home and make size 22,000 MBuse as ext4 and save. Use remaining space as a swap area. The partition sizes are just suggested to start with and can always be altered later. Continue with installation. There's a little further input needed like login name, password, (language, timezone). Everything else should be done automatically. When you restart, the GRUB2 menu will appear showing your Ubuntu and Windows boot manager options amongst a few others.
answered Apr 20 at 16:11
Paul Benson
395117
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You should definitely go for a dual boot system while you're learning Ubuntu. You should also back up your data files on an external drive as a safeguard anyway. What happens if your HDD dies, or its data becomes corrupted?
Ubuntu Installation.
You are not going to lose your personal files while installing. You need sufficient unallocated space on your HDD. Ubuntu will automatically install on that. In Windows, Disk Management will let you make this unallocated space and I'd reserve about 60GB, which should easily be enough. The remaining space should be kept for your D: drive which is shared with Ubuntu. This is what you need to do. At the Ubuntu installation you choose the something else option, then proceed as follows:
You need 4 new partitions, /boot (automatically made), / root partition, /home (optional) and a swap area(optional). Press the + sign, choose mount-point (mp) / and make its size 35,000 MB, use as (format) ext4 and save. Press + again, choose mp /home and make size 22,000 MBuse as ext4 and save. Use remaining space as a swap area. The partition sizes are just suggested to start with and can always be altered later. Continue with installation. There's a little further input needed like login name, password, (language, timezone). Everything else should be done automatically. When you restart, the GRUB2 menu will appear showing your Ubuntu and Windows boot manager options amongst a few others.
answered Apr 20 at 16:11
Paul Benson
395117
You should definitely go for a dual boot system while you're learning Ubuntu. You should also back up your data files on an external drive as a safeguard anyway. What happens if your HDD dies, or its data becomes corrupted?
Ubuntu Installation.
You are not going to lose your personal files while installing. You need sufficient unallocated space on your HDD. Ubuntu will automatically install on that. In Windows, Disk Management will let you make this unallocated space and I'd reserve about 60GB, which should easily be enough. The remaining space should be kept for your D: drive which is shared with Ubuntu. This is what you need to do. At the Ubuntu installation you choose the something else option, then proceed as follows:
You need 4 new partitions, /boot (automatically made), / root partition, /home (optional) and a swap area(optional). Press the + sign, choose mount-point (mp) / and make its size 35,000 MB, use as (format) ext4 and save. Press + again, choose mp /home and make size 22,000 MBuse as ext4 and save. Use remaining space as a swap area. The partition sizes are just suggested to start with and can always be altered later. Continue with installation. There's a little further input needed like login name, password, (language, timezone). Everything else should be done automatically. When you restart, the GRUB2 menu will appear showing your Ubuntu and Windows boot manager options amongst a few others.
answered Apr 20 at 16:11
Paul Benson
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edited Apr 20 at 16:57
answered Apr 20 at 16:11
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answered Apr 20 at 16:11
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answered Apr 20 at 16:11
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"I always stop", pls what does this mean: you stopped the process, or the process stops on its own?
– George Udosen
Apr 19 at 14:08
Hi George. Thanks for the prompt response. I stop the process since I donot know what to do
– Harold
Apr 19 at 14:28
Are C: & D: drives on the same disk or separate? Is what you have on C: purely W10, or are there any data files on there also? Run command diskmgmt.msc (as administrator). How much space on C: is taken up by W10?
– Paul Benson
Apr 19 at 15:08
Hi Paul. Drive C on windows is for OS and some windows program files. All my files are already in Drive D
– Harold
Apr 20 at 0:31
If you use LVM with encryption, you will delete your "D:" drive, unless another physical hard drive. LVM converts entire hard drive to LVM volumes. So you must backup D: and should have backups if data is at all valuable. Windows confuses drives and partitions. It calls d: a drive but may be a partition on same drive as c: or may be a partition on another physical drive.
– oldfred
Apr 20 at 17:22