So i installed ubuntu on a flash drive using rufus, but every time i reboot everything gets erased (everything i did in the last session before rebooting.)
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I want to make a persistent live Ubuntu USB drive with more than 4GB of storage.   I know there is an option of installing directly on the drive but I don't want to do this as it will restrict the drive from working on different computers.   One option is to make an additional partition with extra space but if I do this how can I get newly installed software to be stored on this partition?
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I have created a USB flash drive with the latest Ubuntu version, but it is not persistent. How can I make it persistent without repeating the whole process?
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Lately, I was playing with Ubuntu distributions and wanted to try another version. I was trying to make an bootable USB on Ubuntu 16.04 and got some errors that /boot/uefi is out of space. I searched how to clean it, but I think I deleted more than I should have done. I managed to make a bootable USB with Mac OS X, but when I tried to reboot from USB, I  got this.  [    1.070715] nouveau 0000:01:C0.0: priv: HUBO: 10ecc0 ffffffff (1C40822c) [    3.378413] sid 3:0:0:0: [sdc] No Caching mode page found [    3.378453] sid 3:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through  BusyBox v1.22.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1) built-in shell (ash)  Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.  (initramfs) mount: mounting dev/loop0 on //filesystem.squashfs failed: Invalid argument  Can not Mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/casper//filesystem.squashfs on //filesystem.squashfs   Now I'm stuck without any functioning OS again.  I also made a hash sum check to make sure I got the right file. If there's a way to make a cache folder or something like this, I'll try it out.
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I have to format my entire disk and reinstall Ubuntu.  I have installed a lot of software on my current system. And I will have to reinstall all those updates, drivers and applications too.  Is there any way I can make an .iso image of my installed Ubuntu along with all the software, preferences, drivers etc in it ?  Is there any way I can back up my whole OS along with all its software, drives, updates and all ?
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I want to completely remove Ubuntu from my system. But if I delete the partition, the Grub files will be deleted and that will leave me "Bootloader-less". How can I workaround this?
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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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I am trying to install linux on my laptop, a Toshiba Satellite C6550-S5200. I did it once but something happened so I removed it then I had to destroy all data on hard drive so now I have nothing on it. Well I got a iso file burned to a CD and to a flash drive. With the flash drive I get.   SYSLINUX 4.06 EDD 4.06-pre7 Copyright (C) 1994-2012 H. Peter Anvin et al  With the CD it will start booting it but somewhere loading it up, the dots turn all orange and stay that way and my CD drive turns quiet.  Oh and some more info the images work because I tried loading them up on another pc and it worked just fine.  I manage to get the CD to boot I just had to let me pc boot up first then insert the CD and have it boot the CD then. Once I get done installing ubuntu it works fine but I have to leave the PC on 24/7 for if I turn it off the PC will freeze 5-10 seconds after booting back up no matter how I install it.
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I installed Ubuntu via usb with no problems, but when I restart, I get an error message:   error out of disk" 'grub rescue.   How can I fix this?
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I dual booted ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Windows 8, but I wanted to get rid of ubuntu. So I got EasyBCD (on windows 8) and removed Ubuntu following a tutorial on youtube, then I got rid of the Ubuntu partitions. After restarting my Sony Vaio, it went to grub rescue and I'm not sure what to do. Help please! Much appreciated!!  I installed ubuntu using a USB.
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Since some system updates, my machine can no longer boot properly. I am no Ubuntu guru. I do not have a week to spare diagnosing the issue. I just want to retrieve important data from this machine's hard drive and get a working computer again ASAP.  What should I do?
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I have installed Ubuntu several times on my thumb drive. First times were on 8 GB thumb drives. I noticed I could not save anything as when I rebooted, it was all gone.  So, I got a 30 GB drive, tried installing again... and same thing.  Now I've found out I am running a LIVE version... not actually an installation.  So, for the somewhat novice who cannot do command-line installs,  step by step is there a way to install ubuntu-12.04.3-desktop-i386.iso using, unetbootin-windows-585.exe to a 30 GB USB stick using my Windows 7 machine?
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I opened up my flash drive this morning and all of my folders and files are normal, except for one folder and all its included files, which is the most important folder. The subfolders and files are renamed with bizarre characters and when I click to open them, a pop-up appears saying it's not accessible and the filename or directory name is incorrect. I don't want to reformat the flash drive because I'd lose all those files. Is there a way for me to restore it or something?  I would attach a screen shot, but apparently new users do not have that privilege. If you have a vague idea of what I'm talking about, let me know and I can email you screenshots so you can have a better understanding. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Long story short, my Ubuntu partition and my Windows 8 partition had a fight, and they both lost. I have a computer booting nothing at the moment. So I'm trying to figure out how to get a clean-install of Windows 8 on my laptop. The usual refresh/reset features are out. There are no backups. Recovery partitions are gone.  Ideally, I need a Windows 8 (not Pro) ISO to install, but despite my searches, I cannot seem to find one. Anyone have any ideas how I can reset my PC and install Windows 8 again?
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After an installation of Ubuntu 12.04, erasing an old partition with Ubuntu 10.10, I can't get grub to load. I can't access my Windows 7 partition either  I get the message:  &gt; error: no such device: 58ABF29C...   grub rescue&gt;   I suppose my master boot record got erased/corrupted. How can I check and fix this?
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I was having a time getting my bootable USB 3, 32GB W10 install USB to be recognized. It recognized one time but I had to restart for something and it never came up again. I eventually removed all other boot up options to make it easier and faster to try again (no F12 needed).  Finally I gave up and tried another drive (16GB this time FWIW) and then it worked.  HOWEVER, it's stuck on a reboot loop now. I can choose to install, then to select the right disk, then it says it's loading file and then next thing I know it's saying do you want to install or upgrade.
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I used a live USB to install Ubuntu 14.04 and completely erase windows 8.1, the installation went fine but when I restarted the computer Ubuntu wouldn't boot from my HDD, instead it came up with try Ubuntu or install Ubuntu so I restarted without the live usb plugged in and I got an error message Reboot and select a proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key.  I read a lot of posts about people that had similar problems but so far none of the solutions that worked for them have worked for me.  I also ran boot-repair but that didn't fix the problem either.   Here is the link from boot-repair   Please any help would be appreciated.  My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite U50D-A notebook with AMD A6-5200 processor
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More specifically, I want to know if when I put the Ubuntu OS on my flash drive if it is permanent or not. As in,can I delete the Ubuntu installation files after I install it on my computer and use it as a regular USB again? I just want to install Ubuntu on a unformatted hard drive and then be able to use my USB like normal again.  Sorry, I know I must sound very redundant. Thank you for the help.