So, I recently wanted to try Linux on my main Desktop after liking it on my Chromebook. So I bought a second SSD and put it on that so i wouldn’t risk messing up anything with Windows. But I really like Fedora Linux on my desktop, and I want to wipe windows off my other SSD without removing all of my data on it. So that I can have the TB of storage on my Desktop again.
Is this possible to do from the Linux OS? Or do I need to boot it up with Windows for this?
And if so, how do I do it?
Thanks! :)
I think you should try to use gparted to delete the windows partition. Then you should be able to extend your Linux Partition.
Backup any files you need from Windows first.
It’s easy to extend a partition into the next available space, but it’s much harder to extend it into the previous space. So if windows was installed in the first partition and Linux on the second, this might require reformatting. Your options would depend on what filesystem you’re using.
When I made the first leap from dual-booting Mint / Windows this is what I did. As someone else said, there does remain some “artifacts” after unless you know what partitions to remove, for me it was a fucky bootloader/GRUB that still retains the Windows EUFI and BIOS menus, etc. But it works.
A few months ago after more than a year of working fine, after an update (I assume kernel, as I really don’t use that PC in a way to have fucked it up like that) something tripped/screwed with SecureBoot, though it was always disabled. It would only boot if I navigated to the BIOS through those stupid menus to clear the keys and reboot.
That’s what pushed me to just do a full install, and I’d wanted to try KDE anyway. Just from my personal experience, a “native” install is just so much smoother!