Will all my internal storage files got deleted if I switched to Linux/Unix from Windows?

Question

Currently I am using Windows 10 but wanted to shift programmer friendly OS i.e. Unix.
But in my internal storage of PC there is some important files and courses which I don't want to loss at any cost!!!
I have heard somewhere that if you switch your OS to another you will loss your data, is it true?

I have searched it on Google, stackoverflow but didn't get any satisfy answer.

Answer 1

Saurabh Kumar Yadav well,if you are doing a clean install obviously all your files are gonna be gone,but if youre doing a dual boot installation(windows and linux in 1 laptop/pc) then it wont be a problem since the linux os will be on a different partition than the windows os

Answer 2

Before you commit fully to a Linux OS, you might want to back up your installation of Windows 10 – that way you can revert back to it if need be.

If your computer has multiple storage drives, then you can use the backup function in Windows 10 to create a backup in one of those.

If not, you can create a backup ‘image’ of Windows 10 on a USB drive or, if you’re feeling retro, you can burn a backup to a CD. In Windows 10, this option sits in the ‘Backup’ settings menu, then under ‘Go to Backup and Restore (Windows 7)' – you can use this tool to also restore files from, or revert back to, Windows 7, if you have an install disc or previous system image, but as Windows 7 is at end-of-life, we don’t recommend doing that.

Answer 3

It depends on how your system is set up. If you have everything on one partition then yes, you will lose your files. If you have separate partitions you will only lose files on the partition you use for the new os.

Answer 4

Hey! raynard Simon Sauter !!!
I love this to hear from you that if I do dual boot installation then it would not affect ❣️❣️❣️

For getting help in this installation, I like to connect with you if possible either through discord or telegram or any other platform...

Could you also please suggest any good tutorial which guide step by step installation without any fault? (Probably suggest best tutorial)

Answer 5

Saurabh Kumar Yadav i have the link to the video i used when i first dual booted linux ,i can send it to you through messages

Answer 6

Thanks to both of you Simon Sauter raynard for help me out!!!

Answer 7

Sorry but it's been ages since I read up on this. But there are a lot of tutorials out there explaining how you should set up your system for a Linux system. You shouldn't have difficulties finding something helpful.

Answer 8

See, Martin Taylor Simon Sauter , I am saying Linux OS more programming friendly cause most technical companies, start up are using Linux OS, and its reason is free, open source and provides more secure environment! One can make some changes in it through their perspective.

My personal experience:- I got rejected from a technical internship cause I don't have knowledge of Linux in which those are gonna working during internship period.

I am not saying that windows or Mac can't provide such functionalities

Windows:- everyone can used
Mac OS:- everyone can used
Linux:- mostly used by technical person/coder/programmers

Answer 9

Nope
But if you have windows quick boot thingy enabled when you change your drive to Linux you might have a problem with editing your files even if you are root , fix : just disable that quick boot thingy and shut down your PC properly , then everything should be fine

Answer 10

Martin Taylor as a Linux user I can assure you there are things you can do with a Linux system that you just can't do with a windows system. One of the best known examples being spending hours searching through obscure forums looking for solutions to problems that shouldn't exist in the first place. ;)

Answer 11

I haven't worked with windows in a long time. But I see no reason why it should be less developer friendly than Linux.

Answer 12

I'm interisting in coding it's was amazing ,and I'm beginners here thanks

Answer 13

It's certainly good to be able to work on different systems. But I'm not convinced that it is harder to get a job working with windows than working with Linux. In fact it's not that unusual for a tech company to give their programmers a choice of platforms.

Answer 14

Its not suppose to wipe anything from your system, except if there's a mistake while installing it to your Computer.

Answer 15

The numbers Martin Taylor quotes are the overall market shares. Obviously things look a bit different when you look at what developers use. Those numbers are harder to estimate.
But according to the newest survey by stack overflow Windows is still the os most used by developers. This is still true when you take the numbers for professional developers. The top three there are:
Windows: 41.2%
MacOS: 30.04%
Linux-based: 25.17%

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021?_ga=2.236209345.190202062.1628102352-126161871.1625855113#most-popular-technologies-op-sys-prof

Answer 16

I think that unless your specialisation or employer requires a particular os you should just use whatever system you feel most comfortable with.

Answer 17

If you do not want to lose files in windows then you can dual boot both and use them at the same time, and on some systems you can access the whole drive meaning that you can also see the windows files so you can the move them, Be careful when installing!, Thanks

Answer 18

Saurabh Kumar Yadav no problem💪

Answer 19

You will not loss any data in drives in which Windows os not installed.
And you will also not lost any data if you will not format drive in which Windows is installed