I was using ubuntu 13.10 alongside w-7. there was some broken packages on ubuntu so I decided to freshly install ubuntu. while installation I selected "erase ubuntu 13.10 and reinstall" . ubuntu reinstalled but my windows and whole partition got deleted annd entire disk is assigned to ubuntu only. there was some IMP data in that partition partition and I want to recover that data . so guys , can I recover that data and how  . please  help its urgent
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I have a Toshiba satellite A-200 laptop with a Vista OS on it with 4 NTFS partitions  (C:) Vista  (D:) Entertainment  (E:) Work  (F:) Sources   and I wanted to start using Ubuntu instead. So I tried it first from the live CD and everything was OK and all the partitions were shown and working and so I decided to install Ubuntu to replace Vista on the (C:) drive. After I did that I can no longer find my folders and files on the (D:), (E:), (F:) partitions and the only file system that is shown is one 198 GB although my HDD is 320 GB.  I can't access the lost data on the remaining 120 GB which I hope is still there and not totally lost  I am now working from the live CD but I am unable to install testdisk. Can I recover the Vista partitions by the product recovery CD to get my laptop back to the factory settings? Can I recover the NTFS partitions using a recovery program for Windows or will that make the problem worse?   I need these data badly as I don't have a backup for them.
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I just got a new netbook and I'm setting up operating system configuration. It came with windows 7 starter but I installed dual boot Ubuntu 12.10. I've been writing on some forums and now I don't want things from previous searches and stuff popping up in public so I'm considering a disc wipe and reinstallation of Ubuntu.  Ubuntu was installed by downloading an iso from inside Windows, then put on an usb drive and rebooted and installed alongside windows. I did not do any fancy configuration about swap spaces or partitions. When I start, I get to choose if I want to boot up as Windows or Ubuntu. It automatically chooses Ubuntu. Also, I would like to change this so that it chooses Windows by default.  My question is, is it possible to reinstall Ubuntu without having to reinstall Windows 7?  I'm not interested in a wiping of free disc space or any goverment-level confidentiality. I just want my Ubuntu partition cleared, from occasionaly peeping curious eyes, not having previously visited websites or previously written documents popping up accidentally. If I remove Ubuntu from my hard drive, and then install it again, will a lot of the stuff still be there? I really would like not to format my hard drive because I have stuff on the windows part of the system that I use.
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I am not sure if this question is appropriate to be posted here but I have really no idea and I really need to fix this problem ASAP and I am so frustrated right now. I was dual booting windows 8.1 with ubuntu and after a successful installation in which both OSes boot fine, I installed gnome on Ubuntu and I could not get Ubuntu booting again, so I decided to reinstall Ubuntu but I didn't know that the reinstall and wipe data option will remove the Windows drive. Now I am left with Ubuntu but I still need Windows as my primary OS, I have backup up a system image of Windows 8.1 and my question is how to restore from that, loosing Ubuntu isn't an issue, any ideas would be greatly appreciated
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Is it possible to get the files I had on Windows onto my Ubuntu desktop?  How can I connect to my Windows partition from Ubuntu?
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I was trying to resize my EXT4 partition and something went wrong. I lost it. The space in once consumed is now being represented as Unallocated. How do I recover the partition?
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While installing Ubuntu in VirtualBox, the installer indicated it was going to erase all existing data on the disk. Does this only refer to the area I have allocated during setup or my entire hard drive. It seems obvious but it's quite a mistake to make since I'm not sure. Help.
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Not sure if the title is specific enough, so here we go:  I crashed my Windows pc, and now I want to install Ubuntu on that computer. I'm currently using my Mac, as it is the only operable computer I have left. I have downloaded the .iso. I guess my question is; How do I go about installing Ubuntu on my crashed computer from the external harddrive? I've used Ubuntu before, but I used to install it from a CD-rom. I tried reading the instructions, but couldn't really understand them. Please help  Edit: As Tom mentioned, I only want to install Ubuntu on the (formerly) Windows machine.  Anyways, thanks for the quick responses, I think I've got it from here. Cheers
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I had installed Ubuntu to my Dell Inspiron laptop with 3 partitions.   After I installed Windows I was unable to create new partitions, since I already reached the maximum number of partitions.  So I deleted the Ubuntu partitions and I installed Windows on two partitions. So I have got 4 partitions with Windows.  Then I tried to install the Ubuntu that previously deleted(on unallocated space). But the problem is that unallocated partitions are grayed out and can't be used.  Now what can I do?
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I have absolutely no experience with Linux, and I desperately need to get my computer back up and running again with Windows.  How do I remove Ubuntu and reinstall Windows?    Editor's note: many of the answers are about removing Ubuntu from dual-boot but keeping Windows (which is a bit complicated), while other answers are about removing Ubuntu from single-boot (which is easy: basically just format the disk while installing Windows). The question as written is ambiguous between dual-boot or single-boot.
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I was running out of space for Windows 10, so I deleted my Ubuntu partition and then combined the free space and added it to the Windows 10 partition into a single partition (the boot partition was untouched). Now all I get when I turn on my computer is:  Error no such partition. &gt;grub rescue   I have tried rebooting, but it did not work. Is there any way to fix it? My idea is that if i reinstalled Ubuntu it may fix it, but I'm not sure. I don't have a Windows repair disk, and I can't make one, but I do have a 4GB USB flash drive.
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I had Windows 7 and Ubuntu installed on the same partition   Some time later, decided to uninstall Ubuntu.So I booted Ubuntu,Changed the hd related to it to NTFS,I did NOT extended my main drive   restarted-> GRUB rescue&gt;. No surprise since I had just wiped out the whole GRUB directory staff   Now I just want to boot into my windows.Move my necessary files to an external memory and reinstall the windows seven     What I have in my hands: Ubuntu live CD, A copy of win7 DVD I tried to make use of the win7 DVD(I had lost my DVD) to fix the mbr but the problem is when I choose repair, It says that this version of Windows is incompatible with yours What should I do?
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I am on Ubuntu 12.04 64-bits  I accidentally deleted a NTFS 255 GB partition using Gparted, and yes it contains LOTS of important data.  Upon realizing the deletion I haven't yet created any file-system on it. So it still shows Unallocated.    I tried Testdisk , but it shows entire partitions created from the beginning.  This sdb is my secondary drive with Xubuntu and Kubuntu on it. And that 255 GB NTFS  partition was cross platform storage drive.  I am currently in sda with Ubuntu and Win7 in dual boot, which enables me to use it as Safe recovery option rather then Live USB drive.   First ,  should i allocate it to ? file-System for better recovery .  Second , i really need to recover data from this drive so please give me possible  suggestions and proven methods of data recovery.  Third ,does Testdisk requires deleted partition to be allocated for its recovery .  I am currently trying the answer seen here  with Testdisk scanning for partition second time, hoping to recover it.   It looks a duplicate but i can't confirm if the OP got it right. Since my first doubt is to allocate it or not.  If any clarification required please do comment ,i will add it.  Edit: TestDisk deeper search results.      The following partitions can't be recovered:          Partition               Start        End    Size in sectors     &gt;  HPFS - NTFS          22241 107 11 55592   3 27  535777280        FAT32 LBA            274460 158 19 460576 228 16 2989957948  NTFS, 274 GB / 255 GiB &amp; for FAT32 LBA 1530 GB / 1425 GiB
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I want to install Ubuntu 13.10 on my pre-installed windows 7 pc and I want a dual boot. I have no empty partition on my hard disk drive. I don't want to re-install windows 7 and don't want to install ubuntu on c drive. I want to install on a different partition but I want to resize it. How should I do it? Please answer in steps. Also suggest the amount of space I should allocte to ubuntu 13.10.
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When I reinstall Windows XP by mistake I deleted all five partitions. I did not format them yet though.  How can I recover the partitions? When I attach the hard disk to another PC it just says that the partition is unformated and asks "Would you like to format it?".
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I've experienced some freaky data loss in Windows 7 &amp; tried to recover the files. (.) The work data is safe but I also decided to copy everything missing back into Windows directory &amp; rebooted thinking that the recovery mode would be a better option for rolling back to a restore point. Shockingly, the only options System Restore gave me were from November 2010 (2.5 years old) despite many updates &amp; installs since. I thought that only the dates were corrupted but when I scanned for software to be affected by the roll-back, the list included everything installed since then. On top of that, something got screwed up in the OS and I can't boot even into Safe Mode - the system BSODs supposedly on compbatt.sys (which I've already tried to copy from the original distro).  Since I have many settings not saved, I don't want to perform a clean install of the OS. The problem is that the install disc keeps on telling me that upgrade can be performed only from the fully-booted system and not from the recovery mode. This is very annoying because all previous versions of Windows could be upgraded from DOS or PE.  Thus, the question is: how can I fix my OS without formatting the drive if it's not bootable &amp; System Restore is broken?
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I have 2 partitions (Windows and Ubuntu 13.04) and I am asked which one to boot each time I turn on my computer.  I want to install Ubuntu 13.10 to the entire disk.  I do not mind if all previous Ubuntu/Win data are lost.  How can I do that?
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If I want to make a backup of everything I have done since the fresh install of Ubuntu, what are the possible options? What all should I backup? I want to get all the settings that I changed, all the packages I installed, etc.