A few months ago I bought a new HP laptop with pre-installed Windows 10. Due to Windows' malfunction I had to uninstall and reinstall. I didn't want to purchase a new version of Windows 10, but to install Linux instead. Before that, a friend suggested I install a cracked version of Windows 10 in my pc, to see if and how they will run, before we uninstall it completely and that we did.
A few days ago and after 5 months running Windows 10 Enterprise, every time I turn on my PC a message pops up ("Your Windows license will expire soon") asking me to to provide them a Product Key. I enter the Product Key, but Microsoft does not accept it... Anyway!
With that said, I decided that now is the right time to install Ubuntu, but first I would like to make you a few questions and, if possible, to receive some clarifying answers from you. I would, really, appreciated it!
So, please, can you tell me how can I install Ubuntu and uninstall Windows 10 completely, but keeping all my data safe?
My System:
Processor --> 1.50 GHz
RAM --> 4 GB (3.46 GB usable)
System type --> 64-bit
The Hard disc is 1TB and my friend had partitioned it like this:
C (Windows)--> 123 GB (100 GB free. So, Windows takes 23GB space.)
D (Programs) --> 269 GB
F (My personal data, i.e music, photos, data for my work, etc.) --> 269 GB
G (Other files) --> 269 GB (For now, here I have 269 GB free space)
Now,my questions:
- Can I install Ubuntu in "G" and if yes, will I have any problem in case I want to uninstall Windows from "C"?
- If I would like to install Ubuntu in "C" (along with Windows, but in different "file"), do I need to make partition in "C". If yes, can you tell me how to do it, please?
- Which one of the above is the safest (and easiest) way to install Ubuntu, without losing my data (i.e. Programs and personal data. Well, I suppose I won't lose them because they are in different places in the disc, but I would like to know for sure)
- Do I need to format my PC in any step of the whole procedure?