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How should I partition my new SSD? (Journaling on another HDD?)
I know this might seem a strange question and I know I should buy a good UPS but I already had had two of them and none of them did a good job. I'm living in a house where many power outages occur ...
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How to check an encrypted disk for errors
During the last installation of Ubuntu I set up full disk encryption using the option on the installer. My disk seems to now have become corrupt, and I'd like to check it for errors.
GNOME Disks on ...
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Grub corrupted and etc directory missing
I have a dual installation with Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows 7. I was in windows, I had to restart my machine and my grub was not loading. I used boot-repair to load my grub. However, my linux ...
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Moving Kubuntu from hdd to ssd
I bought a new SSD to install it in my HTPC. Before, I had an HDD with Kubuntu. I would need to copy the files from the / partition from HDD to SSD.
To do this, I booted from the Kubuntu livecd, ...
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small sda2 partition between root and swap
I have been trying for a while to figure out the partition scheme on my desktop that was automatically installed by Ubuntu when I installed. I let Ubuntu create the partitions as it saw fit on my ...
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Removing Windows [duplicate]
I've been running Precise and XP in a dual-boot on my laptop for several months now. I'd like to pull the plug on XP and reclaim that wasted NTFS space. What's the easiest way to do that?
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Is there a way to see what content is on which partition?
After trying out Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu by working in them for a few
weeks, I have now decided on which distribution to use. Now I want to delete the partitions that holds the versions that I no ...
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“Different filesystems on the same disk” issue on Community Ubuntu Documentation guide
Reading the Partitioning/Home/Moving guide (about to move my /home to a different partition), I came across this notice:
If you're moving from Windows and your new home partition is going to be an ...
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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 ...
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Good partition strategy if I want to change distros frequently?
I want to dual-boot Windows 8(already installed) and Ubuntu 12.10. The thing is I would like to try out different distros over the coming months.
So my question is what would be a good partition ...
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How to remove one file system without removing data on that partition?
Well I've got two file systems created on my disk, a primary one occupying around 38 GB, and the other one(which I'm not using and concerned about) occupies 450 GB. Is there a way around to remove the ...
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how can i mount partitons in recovery mode
I am unable to login to my account and I want to back up my data from Documents folder
so I need to know how to mount other partitions from recovery mode. How can I do this?
mv ...
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HD external error, file system seem damaged, and cannot look file with testdisk/photorec… NTFS
comment:
nb:hd=harddisk
my hd label kiomiiro-nii (upper case) size from box 750 Gb
but in propeties 698 gb.
i always use fix drive letter using M: for this hdexternal
(i dont have a backup because i ...
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Which file system do I select for sharing files between Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04.1?
Presently in the install (USB stick) for 32-bit Ubuntu 12.04.1. Want to have dual-boot capabilities between Windows 7 and Ubuntu. Have partitioned hard drive with Windows System (sda1), Windows OS ...
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Is it possible to convert LVM filesystem back to normal?
My filesystem setup is an LVM setup. I'm wanting to try installing ElementaryOS Luna Beta 1 on its own partition, but unfortunately it doesn't support LVM yet.
Is there any easy way to do this?
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Swap never used. Should I delete it? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Importance of Swap Partition
I have an extended partition with 32GB assigned, 4.3GB goes to swap and the rest is formated as ext4.
From time to time I open the system ...
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What's the difference of partition type and filesystem type?
I'm formatting my Seagate Freeagent external HDD in Linux to FAT filesystem, because it can't be done in Windows, but I'm wondering, what's the difference betweeen partition type and filesystem type?
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Cannot create files except in home partition
On my system I have made 3 partitions except home partition but Ubuntu doesn't let me create or delete any files on those partitions. Even copy and paste options are not available. Using my poor ...
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Error: unknown file system ! Emergency
I don't know what to do, I was taking some space away from my linux partition and I rebooted and this happened I'm completely stuck is there anyway I can change it to boot with windows instead of grub ...
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Partitioning a hard drive before install
I have a new ASUS laptop that I got from the university. The guys at the computing centre recieved it before me, erased the hard disk, and installed all their crappy software (Novel, outlook, and the ...
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Error after installing Ubuntu 12.04 using Wubi
After using Windows Ubuntu Installer from within Windows, I am prompted to restart, so I follow the directions. When I try to start Ubuntu after restarting, the desktop background appears, but then a ...
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I dont know how to run e2fsck or fsck and what are their differences
My Kern.log file advise me to run e2fsck.
Aug 30 14:10:11 ubuntu kernel: [ 122.378292] EXT4-fs (sda11): warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended
Aug 30 14:10:11 ubuntu ...
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Why does cfdisk give me an “Unsupported GPT” error?
Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 2048 409599 199.0 MiB 0700 Microsoft basic data
2 409600 608667647 290.0 GiB 0700 ...
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Why isn't writing the ISO image to my USB flash drive working?
I have a 8GB flash drive, and another 1GB flash drive that contains an ISO file of Xubuntu 12.04. I am trying to write this ISO image on to my 8GB drive, so that I can boot into it and install Xubuntu ...
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How to partition my hard drive for Ubuntu use?
Till now I was windows user. From now on I want to use only Linux.
I have 500Gb HDD. How do I partition it properly? I read that there is no right or wrong way, but still, I am confused. I did ...
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I can't access my device partitions?
I can't access my files in other partitions even if I mounted them by mount /dev/sda12?
How can I solve this problem? on Using cat /etc/fstab /etc/mtab I got the following output.
/etc/fstab: ...
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How do I Access Files from one Ubuntu Partition on Another
A terminal error occured on my computer and I found myself unable to log in to Ubuntu. To remedy this, I decided to simply install it again on a partition and then access my saved files on the old ...
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error: no such partition. grub rescue> [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix "error: unknown filesystem. grub rescue>
please help me. I don't know how it has happened. I was recovering some data with Photorec (not sure if it's ...
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How to delete and/or merge dev/sda5 logical filesystem?
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 onto my primary computer, replacing Ubuntu 11.10. I used the fresh install method, wiping all data off of the HDD and starting from scratch using a flash drive for ...
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New ext4 partition and used space
I have fresh ext4 partition, which means I just formated it with mkfs.ext4 -m 0.1 /dev/mapper/abak-home, and there's already 27G space used. Setting reserved root space (-m) to 0 didn't have any ...
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How to partition the hard drive and with which file system?
I have a 238 GB formatted HDD, and 3GB of RAM. I am thinking a 20-30 GB OS partition, and NTFS for data for obvious reasons.
Any suggestions?
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How to hide an NTFS partition from ubuntu
I need to hide an NTFS partition from listing in the nautilus. How can I achieve that?
Is there any tool to do that?
And how can I hide files in ubuntu (except . operator)
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(No Root File System)-ergo no install 12.04
I have my HDD 1Tb partitioned with fs ext4.
Previously I was booting from the 2TB Hard Drive...I disconnected that.
Now I want a clean install 12.04 but cannot figure out "Root File System" ("/")
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Moving Ubuntu to a new hdd
I have a 300gb hdd which I am currently using on my older PC. Now I want to have a copy of those 300GB into a new 1TB hdd (installed in a new computer).
My "problem" is that the 1TB hdd already has a ...
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What is the easiest way to merge / and /home?
I have a separate / and /home partition. Both have the same filesystem (ext4.)
How can I merge them? (What is the easiest way to merge them?)
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Did I lose my personal files?? Help!
My U11.10 was not booting up. I tried to "repair" by reinstalling using live CD, option "Upgrade from 11.10 to 11.10" (none of your personal files will be touched). When the installation was almost ...
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Best disk partition for normal users
I have a new clean HDD in my laptop on which I want to install Ubuntu 11.10. So, as I have very less (in fact nothing) knowledge on Linux File System hierarchy, I thought some would be helping me to ...
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How do I select a root file system when partitioning?
I want to install Ubuntu on the C: partition where my Windows 7 is, simply to replace the systems. I've also tried to install it on another partition (without formating it), which failed!
All I get ...
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Converting to btrfs from md raid5 with lvm
I have decided to start the transition to btrfs this weekend. I have a desktop with one md raid1 which is used for boot, and one large md raid5 for everything else. On top of the md raid5, I have LVM ...
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Was I supposed to have something in this partition?
EDIT $3 Looks like it already saved my swap even without editing fstab. take a look:
EDIT #2: Alright - rebooted and this is what I got, let me know if I did everything correctly:
EDIT #1: ...
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partition scheme [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to partition a disk for installing Ubuntu?
I bought a new laptop with following configuration:
640gb hard disk and 4gb RAM with pre installed windows 7.
right now ...
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How can I move a btrfs partition? (after resizing it)
Is it possible to move a btrfs partition (after I shrinked it)? (e.g. as described in How can I safely resize (shrink) a BTRFS partition?)
I need this to grow the partition before the btrf partition.
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What are the benefits (or drawbacks) in creating file-system directly on hard drive rather than on a partition? [closed]
For an example, what are the advantages (or optionally disadvantages) of creating a Linux file-system (ext3 or ext4) directly on hard drive (i.e mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb) rather than making it on a ...
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I created a separate /home partition, is this a good idea?
I have a question that I do not know exactly how to address, so I'm deeply sorry if this one has already been posted by other users.
I'm an extremely newbie with Linux, but very eager to learn.
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“No root file system defined” error while installing ubuntu
I am new to linux/ ubuntu and just downloaded the v11 of ubuntu to learn linux. I faced this "No root file system is defined" error while trying to install it. This is how I was proceeding -
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mke2fs writes 2.4 GiB to disk
Using the Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit Desktop LiveCD, I created a 149.04 GiB partition using gdisk on an unpartitioned SSD. I opened gparted to notice that nothing has been written to the new partition. Then ...
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Increase root partition [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I resize my current ubuntu partition?
I have to increase my root partition. Not enough space remining. How can I do that without need to reformate my computer? ...
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ubuntu partitioner [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is gparted a good tool for resizing an NTFS partition?
I have a backtrack 5 distribution which is based on ubuntu. During the instalation it somehow managed to create a ...
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btrfs partition won't mount after upgrading 64bit Ubuntu 11.10 laptop
I have tried many ideas from the net, but none of them work.
This looks correct and in good order
**sudo btrfs filesystem show /dev/sda2**
failed to read /dev/sr0
Label: none uuid: ...
