Backup Your Data Before Installing Ubuntu On Your Computer

Okay, you are changing out your OS on your fresh computer… but you have a different computer that is still operational, but slowing down. You were sick of windows, and you were sick of Microsoft taking control of your machine. You were considering linux. However; you may need to backup your files and data.

With the advances of software and browsers; we can backup our files in the cloud. If you only store files in the cloud; you can still access them via your browser. However; if you don’t have these online cloud services with your device, or you were just using your computer like a traditional computer user… you may need to backup your files before installing Ubuntu Linux on your PC.

If you rely on cloud services:

You can easily backup your files to a cloud service what you’ve prefer to use. For this instance; you rely on Google Drive to store your files. You can just upload your files. If you no longer need these files; you can just start installing your new OS to replace Windows. Well, you may need to unsubscribe from these services first, if you were subscribed to them. You may need to check if their services will work with Linux.

Installing Linux On your PC

If you were installing Ubuntu Linux as your preferred distribution of Linux; follow these steps thoroughly for the best results:

Before Installing; go to your BIOS/UEFI to disable secure boot, you don’t need this anymore because, your open-source variants of drivers needed to work after installing linux on your device.

Always save your settings after disabling this feature.

Boot to your Ubuntu Installer Drive

Use your BIOS to choose a drive to boot from, set it as a first device to boot after restarting.

After you saved changes, your computer will boot into your installer media.

Follow the prompts.

Remove Windows from your PC.

After installing; restart your computer.

If you rely on a local machine without cloud service

Use your external drive to backup your files during transition to Ubuntu Linux as your next OS. It can take some time. If you managed to backup all of your data; you are ready to transition to linux. Be sure to deactivate software what you don’t need.

If you don’t need your files; you can skip backing up your files.

Unpackingyour data

If you have a backup of your files;you can restore them, but you must find open-source alternatives of software what you used to use. If you used Microsoft Office, LibreOffice is a replacement for your documents. FireFox is your browser to go online. If you used Chrome, you can easily restore your data and sync with your other browser by importing data. However; if you have music that is encrypted; they will NOT work. Be aware; encrypted DVDs may not play within Linux.

Conclusion

Migrating to Ubuntu is usually a step forward to help reclaim control of yiour PC, while Windows is designed to be controlled by large companies like Microsoft. Also, Ubuntu brings back privacy and you’ll never go back to Windows!

Ubuntu Linux doesn’t rely on linking to online accounts most OSs today. This OS is ideal for children’s computers withoutdependencies via Microsoft. Unlike Windows; no worries of malware!