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Accidently installed grub to usb

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While doing a fresh ubuntu install (dual boot with XP using resize), I somehow managed to install grub to the source usb instead of to the harddrive. Normal harddrive boot goes straight to XP. Booting from USB leads me to grub. From there i can boot into ubuntu. Pretty cool actually, but not what I had in mind.

How do I install Grub to HD?

How do I recover my USB?

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answered 2 Years ago anatta · Accepted Answer

From your booted Ubuntu system, open a terminal, then use the following commands :

sudo grub-install /dev/sdX

sudo update-grub

Replacing sdX with the actual drive, which will probably be sda, but use disk utility to double check if you are unsure.