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Bootable USB device

WayneKIng
By WayneKIng
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hi everyone,

 

Im about to do a build and i have no disk drive to install windows so i am planning to install it from my usb. my question is if i partition my external hdd will it erase what i already have on there? and will i be able to use it normally after like get rid of the partition? or should i just buy an 8gb usb to install windows 8.1(64 bit)?

 

Thanks for the help

Wayne

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Yes, the drive will be formatted if you partition it. Get another flash drive.

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Losing data - yes you will on an external drive (maybe)

I'm reading online that you can do it as long as you don't change file type.  Do some reasearch

 

Here's a tutorial if you're still interested

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