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The thread discusses removing Ubuntu from a Windows 8 dual-boot setup, with guidance to boot into Ubuntu and use its Disks utility to identify the correct Linux partitions rather than formatting drives randomly. A follow-up notes that uninstalling Ubuntu may leave GRUB behind, so an MBR/boot-recovery disk may be needed; the overall sentiment is brief, helpful, and cautionary.
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"Hi guys,
I installed win 8, and Ubuntu (dual boot) in my computer. Now I don't want Ubuntu. I want to uninstall Ubuntu. I searched for it. They said find Ubuntu disk drive, and format it. I don't know Ubuntu disk drive. So I'm formatting disk drives sequentially, and deleting unnecessary files & folders."
 

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ussnorway said:
I searched for it. They said find Ubuntu disk drive, and format it. I don't know Ubuntu disk drive.
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Windows can't see a Ubuntu drive so boot into your Ubuntu system and open the "disks" program... this can tell you where Ubuntu is installed.
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An image from 'dual boot question: Windows 8 and Ubuntu (moved here for screenshots)'. Two screenshots showing Ubuntu's Disk utility accessed through the app launcher and details of a 160 GB hard disk partition.

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An image from 'dual boot question: Windows 8 and Ubuntu (moved here for screenshots)'. Two screenshots showing Ubuntu's Disk utility accessed through the app launcher and details of a 160 GB hard disk partition.
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ussnorway said:
I searched for it. They said find Ubuntu disk drive, and format it. I don't know Ubuntu disk drive.
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Windows can't see a Ubuntu drive so boot into your Ubuntu system and open the "disks" program... this can tell you where Ubuntu is installed.
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An image from 'dual boot question: Windows 8 and Ubuntu (moved here for screenshots)'. Two screenshots showing Ubuntu's Disk utility accessed through the app launcher and details of a 160 GB hard disk partition.

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An image from 'dual boot question: Windows 8 and Ubuntu (moved here for screenshots)'. Two screenshots showing Ubuntu's Disk utility accessed through the app launcher and details of a 160 GB hard disk partition.
 

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But Ubuntu will leave a grub behind, you need to have a MBR recovery disk if you wish to totally remove it.
 

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