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As I've posted before, Installing Windows 8.1 over Ubuntu has caused the deletion(?) of grub, and thus I cannot get into Ubuntu. I have tried both repairing grub through the command line on a Live USB, and I've also tried Boot Repair. Here's the result of when I tried through the command line:

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As a last effort to help the situation, I'm going to try re-installing Ubuntu over my current install.

Can this be a viable solution to my problem? More importantly, will I lose all my files currently kept on the current install if I do?

karel
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You can install your new Ubuntu without overwrite the existing one, if you have your home folder on a separate partition, or simply, do not select "Format partition" on the manual install option. The new installation will overwrite the system files and folders, but you will not lose your data, at least, not all. Settings and other things not in your home folder could be overwriten. I suggest you to use your live USB to boot and make a backup of your files, then, do a normal Ubuntu installation to avoid future problems with missing dependencies, settings, etc.

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