I think when I installed Debian I also wiped my previous windows installation with all my files (I have most of the files backed-up so its fine). Is there a way I can verify if I did wipe it, because if not, learning how to boot into windows would be great.
Thank you in advance!
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How do I tell if I wiped my windows install?
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Re: How do I tell if I wiped my windows install?
Welcome to
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Maybe explain exactly how you installed Debian ?
and what version, etc.
As far as windows goes, and
Maybe also try this:
How to install Debian , and Windows as a dual boot system
First hit:
https://wiki.debian.org/WindowsDualBoot
Debian User Forums
Maybe explain exactly how you installed Debian ?
and what version, etc.
As far as windows goes, and
,...Don't know, I don't use that program because it is malware,...maybe ask on a windows forum.by chomby »learning how to boot into windows would be great.
Maybe also try this:
How to install Debian , and Windows as a dual boot system
First hit:
https://wiki.debian.org/WindowsDualBoot
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Re: How do I tell if I wiped my windows install?
Hi,GarryRicketson wrote:Welcome to
Debian User Forums
Maybe explain exactly how you installed Debian ?
and what version, etc.
As far as windows goes, and,...Don't know, I don't use that program because it is malware,...maybe ask on a windows forum.by chomby »learning how to boot into windows would be great.
Maybe also try this:
How to install Debian , and Windows as a dual boot system
First hit:
https://wiki.debian.org/WindowsDualBoot
I'm using the latest version of Debian. 8.7.1. I installed it using a USB boot. As for Windows I primarly wanted it to run various windows only programs such as battle.net, but right now I'm reading up on WINE which I believe should help.
The main reason I thought to boot back to windows was to see if I do still have all my files, or if I did delete them when installing Debian. Is there a way of checking this?
Re: How do I tell if I wiped my windows install?
You installed it on 1 hard drive right? so just browse the disk through file manager?
Also maybe check the partitions using gparted
And wine is a bad idea if you want to play newer games or want good performance.
Also maybe check the partitions using gparted
And wine is a bad idea if you want to play newer games or want good performance.
Re: How do I tell if I wiped my windows install?
Yes, just the main hard drive that comes with my laptop. My file manager shows nothing except for anything I've downloaded since installation.pawRoot wrote:You installed it on 1 hard drive right? so just browse the disk through file manager?
Also maybe check the partitions using gparted
And wine is a bad idea if you want to play newer games or want good performance.
Also, why it's not related to my original question, I presume virtualizing is better in general?
Re: How do I tell if I wiped my windows install?
What options did you check while installing Debian? , like use whole disk, partition manually etc.
As i said, use gparted to check partitions or type `lsblk` in terminal.
As i said, use gparted to check partitions or type `lsblk` in terminal.
You mean for games? best option will always be Windows for that. Wine for example has no DirectX 11 support.chomby wrote:I presume virtualizing is better in general?