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I just downloaded ubuntu yesterday then i installed it (Ubuntu 12.10

I did not do any partitions just automatic installing it

Is it completely gone?

Uhm i have my games inside the C:\

I wanted to play it on Ubuntu

Where can i find my games :)

Please answer thank you :)

carnendil
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It seems you have erased your Windows. Check how to install Ubuntu to learn more about dual-boot installing, and the answers given to this question to try to recover your data.

In order to run Windows programs, you would have to install Wine and then install the applications there.

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carnendil
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Without knowing how you installed Ubuntu it is hard to answer this.

The default choice in the Ubuntu installer is "Install alongside Windows", and it will shrink the size of the Windows partition (if there is room and it is not messed up) and then create a Linux partition and install there. If you did that, your windows is there, and you can boot into Ubuntu on your hard drive, and restore grub by clicking on the terminal then typing:

sudo update-grub

then, reboot.

If you did not select the default "Install alongside Windows", you may have erased windows and replaced it with just Ubuntu. If you did, reinstall Windows, then install Ubuntu again in that order.

P.S. To be safe, you should always backup your drive before installing a new OS or new version of an OS.

Eric
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You erased it, if you use automatic installation, all partitions will be erased and used for Ubuntu.

jandurek
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Sorry, but it looks like you just have Linux on there now.

To see what partitions you actually have, type in the terminal:

sudo fdisk -lu

But it looks to me like you used the whole drive and all the Windows data is gone. When you install, you reformat. Testdisc won't help you with a low level format.

Yamaneko
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user138156
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If you locate the disk application in Ubuntu (either search in the menu or download if necessary in the app store or Synaptic package manager), it will display the format of your current partition, from there you can select to allow the largest disk within your partition to boot windows NFTS (it is imperative you choose this boot format) and once you change it to allow that boot mode you can restart your computer and load windows onto your device with the OS CD. Then once you have the system loaded onto your device you can proceed to re-install Linux.

Hope this works for you!

carmin
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