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    Dual Boot on the same SSD?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Vincent_Tran, Dec 22, 2017.

  1. Vincent_Tran

    Vincent_Tran Newbie

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    I'm having a dual boot: Windows on SSD and Ubuntu on HDD. I'm planning to buy a larger SSD and put both Windows and Ubuntu on the same SSD to have higher booting speed for both.

    Is it possible to do that, as long as I partition the SSD properly? Is there any risk I should watch out for?
     
    Vincent_Tran, Dec 22, 2017
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  2. Wertzius

    Wertzius Notebook Consultant

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    Nope, you can do that without problems.
     
    Wertzius, Dec 23, 2017
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    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    There is a risk of messing up the boot manager/partition(s), but there are a ton of guides online which will walk you through the process.

    As always, back up first, just in case.
     
    alexhawker, Dec 25, 2017
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