I would like to install Ubuntu on a computer with an unformatted hard drive, do I need to format my harddrive before installing Ubuntu, or can I just install Ubuntu without any problems?
Greetings, Bart
@Bart you can install without formatting that HDD. Because Ubuntu is going to do it for you by itself. You have to just click on Install Ubuntu, when the Installation window comes in front of you.
@Bart
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– Byte Commander
Feb 10 '15 at 14:56
You can just boot from the Ubuntu Live-CD and install it.
There will be a menu where you (normally) can select whether you want to install Ubuntu instead of or alongside existing systems. You can also do the partitioning manually (only if you know about Linux partitioning - it is different from Windows).
Be aware that sometimes the existing systems do not all get recognized properly and that if you chose to replace them, ALL partitions might be deleted, data partitions included!
So back up everything you still might need.