Tagged Questions

-1
votes
0answers
20 views

how to install windows after deleting a linux partition [closed]

So I used to have linux but I screwed my computer up in attempt to get windows. Now i don't have an operating System just gparted. I have one partition its 499 gb and Ntfs . Yet whenever I try to ...
2
votes
0answers
40 views

Ubuntu and fat partition, why and can I change it?

I have a mac from 2006 and it is already not supported by new Apple system. So I did get back to Linux and I did chose Ubuntu 13.04. I did install Ubuntu side by side with OSX, but I did notice that ...
0
votes
1answer
70 views

Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.04 dual boot hard drive issues

I have recently bought a new laptop, and as I use Ubuntu on my desktop, but want to play games on my laptop, i installed both windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 on the laptop. It all went pretty well, I can ...
2
votes
1answer
58 views

Distinguishing partition format types

How can I tell whether a partition is formatted with FAT32 or exFAT?
0
votes
3answers
173 views

Formatting a drive in windows 7 before installing ubuntu from bootable dvd

Pretty simple question i think. I am going to install a 2terabyta SATA drive in my PC, I want to partion it using windows disk manager (a 500gig for Ubuntu the other 1500 for storage) If i choose ...
0
votes
1answer
180 views

I want files in fat32 partition to be shown in my personal folder

I have a 25 gig partition in ext4 for Ubuntu, an NTFS 25 gig partition for Windows 7,a logical swap of 2 gig, and then a logical 60 gig partition in FAT32 which I've read is the correct file system ...
0
votes
2answers
516 views

What partition to use to keep data files in Ubuntu?

I have been using Ubuntu for a few years and usually my partition set up was the following: Ext3 or Ext4 partition for the system itself (20 GB); A 10 GB swap partition; a big FAT32 partition to ...
1
vote
2answers
114 views

Missing space in Win95 fat32 partition

I'm trying to set up an 8GB USB drive a persistent live boot. The tutorial I am using told me to use fdisk and create two partitions. The first partition is supposed to be just large enough to hold ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views

Mount FAT32 filesystem as /home during installation?

Setup in Ubuntu 11.10 installation gives me this message while in advanced partitioning: "The file system type fat32 cannot be mounted on /home, because it is not a fully-functional Unix file system. ...