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I just tried running Ubuntu from a USB Stick and I can't locate any files created under XP - documents, photos, etc. Can't even find the C: drive.

Am I doing something wrong?

Tim
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Which version of Ubuntu did you start? I assume you are referring to 12.04.

At first, look at the left for an icon named "Home folder". Click it and you will see a window similar to Windows Explorer, like in this screenshot.

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Then look at the devices and search for your Windows drive. It will not be called "C" but it has the same label (e.g. "Windows").

Javier Rivera
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Stephan Windmüller
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  • Found "Devices", but the only folder in there was "Casper-rw" which I could not access. Any thoughts? Yes, it is version 12.04. – Tim Sep 25 '12 at 13:56
  • What is the label of your hard drive in Windows? Could you check in Windows Explorer with "right click / Properties"? I want to ensure that "Casper-rw" is not your hard drive. If it is not, there is the possibility that Ubuntu did not detect your hard drive correctly. – Stephan Windmüller Sep 25 '12 at 14:11
  • Simply says "Drive C". And in the upper box where a name can be entered, it says "System". – Tim Sep 25 '12 at 14:16
  • Ah, okay, capser-rw seems to be the name of the mounted live system. What type of hard disk do you have installed? Is it a common IDE/SATA drive? – Stephan Windmüller Sep 25 '12 at 14:17
  • I'm not 100% sure but I think so. Rel. new laptop. NTFS file system. – Tim Sep 25 '12 at 14:21
  • Do you see your drive when following these instructions? https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/disk-partitions.html – Stephan Windmüller Sep 25 '12 at 14:23
  • That showed a bunch more - but they all look like system files like .cache, .config- no Windows files. – Tim Sep 25 '12 at 14:47
  • Update: reading from an older post, it looks like when booting from a USB, my BIOS does not recognize that there is a hard-drive. That would explain it. If Ubunto is installed along-side of Windows, can it later be deleted? – Tim Sep 25 '12 at 15:04
  • Yes, you can simply delete the Ubuntu partition, but be sure to reinstall the original boot loader as described in this answer. If you need help with this, please open another question. – Stephan Windmüller Sep 25 '12 at 15:25
  • You are welcome. I would appreciate if you mark the answer as "correct" or "helpful". – Stephan Windmüller Sep 25 '12 at 16:14