Ubuntu installed in Windows but want to format Windows

Question

What will happen to the Ubuntu in this situation?

The Windows is Windows 7.

Thank you.

Do you mean you have a Wubi install of Ubuntu? – Oli Sep 04 '13 at 15:31 — Oli, Sep 04 '13 at 15:31

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '13 at 15:32

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If you did a Wubi install of Ubuntu, Ubuntu is installed inside the Windows partition.

If you wipe that Windows partition (eg, by formatting it), you will also delete Ubuntu.

answered Sep 04 '13 at 15:32

Oli

what if the Ubuntu is installed in another partition, not the Windows 7 partition which is in C:/? Will I able to boot the Ubuntu through GRUB? – user190076 Sep 04 '13 at 16:12
What you're describing there sounds like a real install (dual boot). In that case it would be okay to remove Windows but reinstalling Windows would wipe out Grub. [This can be fixed quite easily with a LiveCD](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows). – Oli Sep 04 '13 at 16:36

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