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Casey Bennett said:Come up with a handle that doesn't include any numbers and actually follows the requirements laid out in the first post.
Maybe rapidsailor10 or nelra if that works?
rapidsailor10 works. Just hit up Nice.
Can we get a quick update on nelda091?
Finally!! Thank you so much
Alright, I burned an Ubuntu installer onto a USB, but I can't get the boot menu to show up when I start my laptop. It's a Dell Inspiron 17 5000 series, and honestly, it won't even let me into the BIOS. I've been hammering away at F2, F12, Fn + F12, and Fn + F2, but nothing happens. Is there some other way to trigger this?
Drew Allen77 said:What kind of file system was on that HDD? If it’s anything other than NTFS, Windows isn't going to touch it.
Look, I have zero clue what the file system was. I haven't touched a single setting since the day I bought the thing. I've been dumping tons of data onto it from Linux, and everything works fine except for this last batch.
Larry Ortiz5 said:From what you're describing, it sounds like those are Linux-specific file extensions. Of course Windows can't open them—it doesn't even recognize the file type or the folder where your photos are sitting. Your best bet would be to grab a Linux Mint live USB, boot the computer from that, jump into the folder with your pictures, and move them somewhere else. Just create a new folder on the desktop and drag them over there.
Can I actually run Ubuntu on top of Windows? Like, just install it as an app and then yank it out later?
Is running Mint that easy to set up and wipe, or am I looking at a total nightmare?
So, a couple days ago I was moving all my photos and files from my old laptop—the one running Windows 7—onto an external hard drive. Once everything was moved, I wiped the OS and installed Windows 10. Now, when I plug that hard drive back in, I can't even open this one specific folder named "02.04.2107".
I ran a scan and there’s definitely no virus. I tried copying it, nothing happens. Tried zipping it up, but it just hangs; apparently, it thinks there are two files with the exact same name and won't budge. Even trying to rename it from E🙂 to P🙂 does absolutely nothing.
Anyone got a clue what's going on? The error says:
E:\LINUX 02.04.2107. Refers to a location that is unavailable. It could be on a hard drive on this computer, or on a network. Check to make sure that the disc is properly inserted, or that you are connected to the internet or your network, and than try again. If it still cannot be located the information might have been moved to a different location.
The weirdest part? When I check the properties for that folder, it claims it's 0 bytes, but when I look at the actual space used on the hard drive, it shows about 45 GB—which is exactly how much data I actually moved over.
I even plugged the drive into my TV, and I could see all the pictures and folders perfectly fine there. So the data is definitely physically on the drive; I just have no idea how to get to it on my PC.