Erased the whole Hdd when installing linux
Posted: 07 Jan 2021, 09:15
So my biggest mistake was assuming, I was installing linux on the Local disk C: as I would do on windows.
I had two partitions while I was on windows, C: and D:. My windows OS crashed and I tried to install windows 10 through usb but I got stuck on a boot loop.
That's when I had the bright idea of installing linux. I used rufus to get linuslite onto a USB and booted off of it. It worked. I had access to the file. But when I tried to transfer it to another storage device, it was stuck at 700mbs, the file was 27 gigs. I thought it was maybe I was running linux off of the usb and things would be faster if I just installed the OS on the device itself. I went through with the setup and it asked me if I wanted to run windows 10 and linux together or erase everything.
I thought it was just talking about the C: my mistake was assuming partitions == disks like in windows.
Linuxlite did install successfully onto the system but when I went to check the storage. It says it can't mount.
And now my file is gone.
I've been researching on forums on how I can recover the file. But I have yet to find someone who has faced the same problem as mine.
I'd really appreciate it if someone could guide me through how I can get it back.
I had two partitions while I was on windows, C: and D:. My windows OS crashed and I tried to install windows 10 through usb but I got stuck on a boot loop.
That's when I had the bright idea of installing linux. I used rufus to get linuslite onto a USB and booted off of it. It worked. I had access to the file. But when I tried to transfer it to another storage device, it was stuck at 700mbs, the file was 27 gigs. I thought it was maybe I was running linux off of the usb and things would be faster if I just installed the OS on the device itself. I went through with the setup and it asked me if I wanted to run windows 10 and linux together or erase everything.
I thought it was just talking about the C: my mistake was assuming partitions == disks like in windows.
Linuxlite did install successfully onto the system but when I went to check the storage. It says it can't mount.
And now my file is gone.
I've been researching on forums on how I can recover the file. But I have yet to find someone who has faced the same problem as mine.
I'd really appreciate it if someone could guide me through how I can get it back.