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Some background info: I have to install Ubuntu for a school project, to use one of the programs on Linux for robotics. I currently have a desktop with an SSD that has Windows 10 on it and 1 TB HDD internally installed. I don't have enough space on the SSD and HDD to allocate for additional space. So I bought a Portable External Hardrive to install Ubuntu on it.

I have already made a flash drive with the Ubuntu ISO image file on it so I can boot it from my USB flash drive. I've already played around with my BIOS Settings and Boot Menu just to be sure that it can boot from the flash drive. I've also started the "Try Ubuntu" option so it's able to work. Everything works fine in that department.

My main question: Would I be able to install Ubuntu on the Portable External Hard Drive, but still, keep my Windows Operating Systems intact? I would like to switch between both Ubuntu and Windows Freely and because this is Portable I would like to unplug the External Hard Drive when I'm not using Ubuntu if that's a possibility without damaging my internal hard drives, that way my default Operating System is Windows.

Thanks,

Akshar Ramwala
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Yes, it is possible. You just need to find a computer running Linux, Windows, or Mac. Once you have done that just rename the .ISO to.IMG and go here and download Raspberry Pi Imager on your computer of choice. Once you have done that, launch Raspberry Pi Imager and press the "Choose OS" button and scroll to the bottom of the list and select "Use custom" and choose the.IMG file that you renamed. Press the "Choose Storage" button and plug in the hard drive and select that hard drive's name. Once that's all done press the "Write" button. Wait a while, and now you have Ubuntu on a hard drive

Eli Thrash
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