Windows 10: Reformat a hard drive after Ubuntu was installed on it

Discus and support Reformat a hard drive after Ubuntu was installed on it in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello, My husband has a computer that is currently running Ubuntu and wants to change back to Windows 10. Can he safely reformat the hard drive and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by TheresaNewland, Mar 20, 2021.

  1. THERESANEWLAND
    TheresaNewland Win User

    Reformat a hard drive after Ubuntu was installed on it


    Hello,


    My husband has a computer that is currently running Ubuntu and wants to change back to Windows 10. Can he safely reformat the hard drive and reinstall Windows 10 afterwards or will he need a new hard drive?


    Thanks for your time,


    Theresa

    :)
     
    TheresaNewland, Mar 20, 2021
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  2. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Mar 20, 2021
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  3. DANDEL
    Dandel Win User
    can you use ubuntu without a hard drive?

    I don't recommend running off of usb, however i do suggest getting a small hard drive for that laptop as cheap as you can get ( about 8b should do the trick nicely), and run ubuntu on that.
     
    Dandel, Mar 20, 2021
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  4. DANDEL
    Dandel Win User

    Reformat a hard drive after Ubuntu was installed on it

    can you use ubuntu without a hard drive?

    you can also run ubuntu off of a USB thumb drive, however i'd suggest picking up a small hard drive that is about 20gb... anyways more information that you'd want to read about this is on the ubuntu wiki page here. ( includes information on how to create your own custom liveCD disks.
     
    Dandel, Mar 20, 2021
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