No Install Along Side Windows 10

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  1. Infected

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    I want to dual boot Mint and Windows 10. I have 10 installed right now. But when I go to into Mint 20, I don't see that option to install along side. I'm booting UEFI. I don't have any hidden partitions. I'm not sure what is going on. I've attached a screenshot of my disk drives.
     

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  2. fblais

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    Choose manual install and select the appropriate disk for Mint to be installed on.
    Or maybe I don’t understand the problem.
    10 is installed on the C: drive I suppose?
     
  3. Infected

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    Yes, 10 is already installed on C:

    I was thinking of just installing it on the the D: drive, but I wasn't sure if I'd be able to switch from Linux to Windows if it didn't install along Windows.
     
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    [QUOTE="Infected, post: 2976310, member: 145285". I'm booting UEFI. /QUOTE]
    Infected,

    The screenshot doesn't indicate this is a UEFI system. Why do you think it is UEFI?

    To install a Linux OS you need Free Space for the partitions to be created. There is no Unallocated Free Space. In your screenshot, which are the Used and Free columns? Which app is in the screenshot?

    Nice disks.
     
  5. Infected

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    My Bios is showing that I'm booting through UEFI. I was using Minitool to show my disks, Computer Management shows the same thing.

    Should I make a partition first on the C: drive?
     
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  6. Brian K

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    Infected,

    Win10 is on a MBR disk.

    Have a look in Windows Administrative Tools, System Information. What is the BIOS Mode?
     
  7. Infected

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    Gah yes, It shows Legacy Mode. Will I still be able to dual boot? Move everything off the D: drive and to the E:, which is a hdd, not m.2 and install Mint on the D:?
     
  8. Brian K

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    Sure you can dual boot. You can put Linux on any disk you like. 1, 2 or 3. Just resize the partition on the desired disk to make space for the Linux OS.
     
  9. Infected

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    Thanks Brian! I'll give this a shot.
     
  10. Brian K

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    Are the 128.12, 148.42, 39.63 GB Free Space or Used Space?
     
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    Remember to boot your Linux UFD/CD in MBR mode, not UEFI mode.

    I assume you will see both choices in your Boot Menu because of CSM.
     
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    Used Space.
    The C: It's just the install and a few programs. The D:, it's all my backup files, music, photos and such. The E:, it shows that it's empty, I'm not sure what that 128mb is.
     
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    I'll make a 30gb partition on the C: Drive, should I make it before or after to install Mint?
     
  14. Brian K

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    Great. I'd resize your C: drive 30 GB smaller and in the Linux install you can create a 30 GB ext4 partition. Install the Boot Loader to the same disk.

    Edit... you can do the resize in Windows or Mint install. It doesn't matter.
     
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    When I install Linux I use the "Something Else" option. Create the partition and install into that partition. ext4, root (/), Format.
     
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    One more question. When I put the mint iso on the usb, should it be mbr or gpt? or does it matter?
     
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    Definitely MBR.
     
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    Everything is working fine. I switched my BIOS to other os, everything is dual booting fine. Thanks again Brian.
     
  19. Brian K

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    Great news Infected. Glad it worked out so quickly.
     
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