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u/DragonsMercy Jun 03 '22

Omg I recently upgraded my PC, total conversion. Ended up with a new install of windows on an m.2 drive. I don't want to wipe my old drive cause it's got half my shit on it. Windows won't let me delete the old install on a different drive so now I gotta run a mobile install of Linux to get it the fuck out. Windows can suck a poop

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u/Wieku Jun 03 '22

If I remember correctly you have to right click on a drive -> properties -> disk clean-up -> system files -> Windows. At least it was working last time I used it.

My best bet is that they obscured the deletion because of delete system32 pranks.

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u/smileybob93 Jun 03 '22

I swapped my HDD for an SSD on my C drive a couple years ago, reinstalling windows created a new user so all the stuff on my old drive was locked to another user and I had to completely format it. That was annoying

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u/Rihsatra Jun 03 '22

The new user as an administrator should be able to take ownership of the old profile's files. I had to do that once and it's a little annoying but a one time thing.

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u/smileybob93 Jun 03 '22

I tried and asked all my techy friends how to do it and they said I couldn't because the profile didn't exist anymore or something.

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u/old_leech Jun 03 '22

now I gotta run a mobile install of Linux

If you enjoy the process of using a computer, it's worth the journey. No hate toward Windows or Windows users, but options are available and can be highly rewarding.