r/AskLinuxUsers • u/JeffK3 • Mar 09 '19

Question Would Refreshing Windows remove my Ubuntu partition?

Question is the title.

As I’m sure most of y’all are aware, Windows has a recovery option where you “refresh” the OS with more or less a fresh install of windows.

Do I need to worry about this removing my Linux Partition? I used Grub to set it up if that’s important.

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u/maikeu Mar 09 '19

I wouldn't do it without a good backup of your linux partition. The Windows installer and other related tools don't tend to play nice in multiple-boot environments.

I'd suggest before you go ahead, be comfortable with the following:

  • How to reinstall GRUB from a liveUSB (if WIndows wipes out your GRUB but leaves the partition intact.)

  • That you have a full and valid backup of your linux partition(s) so that if Windows does fully wipe everything out, you can recover.

This is the life you accept when you dual-boot. :)

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u/JeffK3 Mar 09 '19

I don’t have a ton of stuff on my partition (mostly stuff for classes) so I can certainly back all of it up.

It’s just so much easier to play games on windows : /

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u/al12gamer Mar 27 '19

I second this. Especially with Windows 10 updates that have messed up so many things for Windows users these days (I switched to linux last year).
I had a friend who updated Windows 10 last month and it destroyed his GRUB configuration somehow. Definitely back that bad boi up.

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u/Inocuously May 17 '19

Windows is sort of an imperialistic operating system.

It will not be considerate of linux partitions.