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I have 2 hard disks new and old. I have installed Windows and Ubuntu on the new one, and have Windows and Ubuntu on the old one.

I`m booting from the new drive, but GRUB on the new disk has detected the Operating Systems from both disks. How can I modify it to only show entries for the new disk?

Mitch
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Yusuf
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Thought I'd bring the information I found to an answer. Let me know if this helps. Original version of this can be found here: HOWTO: Grub Customizer - Ubuntu Forums

First you'll need grub-customizer application. To install do the following in a terminal:

  1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer
  2. sudo apt-get update
  3. sudo apt-get install grub-customizer

To start, type this into a terminal: gksu grub-customizer

Making Changes (from Main Page)

  1. Removing / Hiding Entries
    1. Hide An Entire Section: Untick the main header (linux, os-prober, etc)
      • Example: Unticking os-prober will disable the script and remove all entries normally found by it - Windows, other Ubuntu installations, etc. Even if the entries within the subsection are enabled, they will not be displayed.
      • Hide Specific Entries: Untick the entry. Example: Unticking Ubuntu, with 2.6.35-24-generic will remove that specific entry in the Grub 2 menu.
  2. Freezing Entries (new Entries)
    1. Unticking "new Entries" prevents the addition of any new Grub 2 menu entries for that section. New options found during updates may be included in the tree view but will not be selected by default.
      • If a new item is found by an enabled script, it will not be added to the Grub 2 menu.
    2. Example: If 'new Entries' in 'linux' is deselected, when a new kernel is installed on the main system it will not appear in the menu.
  3. Adding Entries
    1. Tick the applicable entry.
    2. Selecting a main category will enable the script.
    3. Selecting an item within a main category will add it to the Grub 2 menu if it's parent is enabled.
  4. Renaming Entries
    1. Double-click a menu title to enable the editing mode. Type the new title and click elsewhere on the page to complete the edit.
  5. Moving Entries
    1. To move a main section, highlight the entry and use the Up/Dn arrows on the main menu to change the menu order. Moving a main category will move all its submenus.
      • Example: If you want Windows to appear before the main Ubuntu entries, move os-prober to the top of the list.
    2. To move a title up or down within a subsection, highlight the entry and use the Up/Dn arrows on the main menu to change the menu order.
      • A titles can only be moved within its own subsection.
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