I made dual boot with Windows and Linux. Now I want to remove it, but I want to leave no residue
by Quidney from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6GH0Z)
I created a DUAL BOOT a few months ago. I want to remove the Linux. I have GRUB as my dual boot loader. The Linux is a Fedora fork named Nobara.
I want my SSD back to use as storage as I need the storage more than I need the Linux at this point. But I don't know where the GRUB files are located. And I also don't know where else I might have files left from Linux.
If I just format my Linux SSD, will I be able to boot to Windows at all? (I am questioning this because GRUB might have replaced the original Windows bootloader.)
And what's the best way of removing dual boot and the other OS, and completely returning back to the original state of my PC (Which is Just Windows 11 on C:\ (m.2 SSD)) And 2 other SSD's one of which I later converted to My Linux OS disk.
I can still see that disk in the Disk Management screen. I cannot click on Explore or anything though. The insight of the disk:
Code:Disk 0
600 MB EFI System Partition
1.00 GB Primary Partition
931.12 GB Primary Partition
8.80 GB Primary PartitionThe Format options for all are grayed out except for EFI System Partition one.
I want my SSD back to use as storage as I need the storage more than I need the Linux at this point. But I don't know where the GRUB files are located. And I also don't know where else I might have files left from Linux.
If I just format my Linux SSD, will I be able to boot to Windows at all? (I am questioning this because GRUB might have replaced the original Windows bootloader.)
And what's the best way of removing dual boot and the other OS, and completely returning back to the original state of my PC (Which is Just Windows 11 on C:\ (m.2 SSD)) And 2 other SSD's one of which I later converted to My Linux OS disk.
I can still see that disk in the Disk Management screen. I cannot click on Explore or anything though. The insight of the disk:
Code:Disk 0
600 MB EFI System Partition
1.00 GB Primary Partition
931.12 GB Primary Partition
8.80 GB Primary PartitionThe Format options for all are grayed out except for EFI System Partition one.