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Will Windows become corrupted if Ubuntu is dual installed on it

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I want to install Ubuntu as a dual partition on top of my Windows 7 Home Basic. I am planning to empty my D Drive (80 GB), and use that space to install the Ubuntu.

However, I have heard some guys saying that if Ubuntu is installed on top of Windows, the latter becomes corrupted. Is it true?

And secondly, after installing successfully (if possible), if I uninstall Ubuntu, will Windows reclaim all the occupied space in the D drive normally?

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answered 1 Year ago etzelmortg · Accepted Answer

Installing Ubuntu on top of Windows does not corrupt Windows; but yes as Ubuntu uses different file system (ext3 or ext4), this 80 GB partition will not be accessible from Windows.

Later when formatting (if done), change the file system to one recognized by Windows (NTFS or FAT) and free space will be available for Windows.