levesque

Asked: 2011-11-20 15:35:56 +0800 CST2011-11-20 15:35:56 +0800 CST 2011-11-20 15:35:56 +0800 CST

How can I use my usb hdd as a live installer without formatting it all?

I have some unpartioned space on my usb HDD and I would like to use that space to setup a live ubuntu installation partition. I have a lot of data in other partitions that I want to keep, so I cannot just plug in the usb creator because it seems to want to format the whole thing...

What can I do?

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Rapture
2011-11-20T18:59:12+08:002011-11-20T18:59:12+08:00
Try using the Disk Utility or GParted to format the unpartioned space then use unetbootin to install live ubuntu to that partition. Make sure you select the right one!
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Micro
2011-11-20T19:08:57+08:002011-11-20T19:08:57+08:00
use Gparted or the integrated utility Palimpsest which comes with the latests versions of Ubuntu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palimpsest_Disk_Utility
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