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Share the same SWAP partition in Linux and Windows

If you’re short on hard disk space and would like to share the same SWAP partition in Linux and Windows, you can try the following trick: 1. Format the partition as a DOS partition and create the Windows SWAP file on it, but do not boot Windows yet. 2. Boot in Linux and save the… Read More »

Restore GRUB after installing Windows

Whenever you reinstall Windows with an existing Linux installation already present on the hard drive, the MBR gets an overwrite. You can restore GRUB to the previous settings by booting a Linux Live CD and following the steps below: 1. Insert the Live CD and reboot your computer; 2. After reaching the desktop, open up… Read More »