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I have a 128 GB SSD and a 1 TB HDD which has 4 partitions containing a lot of data.

After installing Ubuntu, can I use my 1 TB HDD the same as before?

Will my data will lost after installing Ubuntu?

How do I cleanly install Ubuntu on the SSD without causing any data loss on the HDD?

Nmath
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That totally depends on what you choose during installation.

Generally I would advice to pick "something else", select the sdd for mountpoint / and select the hdd, and give it a mountpoint for each of the 4 partitions you want to keep and add to the new system, and pick the filesystem it currently has WITHOUT formatting. After install you need to do sudo chown $USER:$USER /{mountpoint{1-4}}

Mind that if there is an OS (ie. Windows) on the hdd it now becomes a data partition in your new system. This will erase anything on the ssd and make it a bootable Ubuntu where the hdd is a storage partition. It will be a SINGLE boot.

Mind that you need to make a backup of anything important. Always, reguraly. Not just when you mess with partitions.

Rinzwind
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