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Windows partition files missing [HELP] - Edith - Jul 6, 2017
I feel like I've fucked up badly, hoping someone can help me - it'll be greatly appreciated.
I attempted to set up a dual-boot with Windows 10 & Linux Mint. I ran through the Linux mint installation and went through with the 'Run Linux alongside of windows' and hit install.
I can manage to boot Linux mint (although half the time it doesn't boot, I get a black screen. After turning laptop off and on several times I manage to get Linux loaded.
Windows is a no go at all, I've tried the recovery options etc and they all come back with 'missing windows partition files'
Is there a way to recover this? Perhaps installing windows 10 onto a USB and booting/installing it from that - will this fix the missing files and get me back to where I was?
Half of the time I can't enable wifi on Linux mint either, sometimes it works. Otherwise I have to keep restarting it till it works. I can't keep my laptop like this its a nightmare and would appreciate help fixing this!
I'm very new with linux, I wanted dual boot to start learning it. Please bare in mind my understanding might not be great if it's not dumbed down for me.
Thank you,
* - ๖ۣۜOpulence - Jul 6, 2017
from the linux side you can probably backup your windows files if your C partition still exists..
Sounds like you need to reload windows.
You may be able to delete the linux partition and expand the windows disk back to normal size using a recovery CD.
you may have lost your data though. If it is gone try booting to a windows USB and running recuva, may be able to get some files back