Take the 2-minute tour ×  I have used ubuntu for almost 6 months
full time at home while using windows for almost 6 years,so I
previously used ubuntu on separate hard drive while I have one
attached hard drive with partitions having NTFS file system so I
used data from those partitions also. Now I want to again shift
to ubuntu as I am a web developer and want to use ubuntu and I
have a hp probook. So I just want to know few things:  Should I
use wubi? But I have heard it is on windows installtion mercy
still that is not good. Should I use dual boot and configure it
separately without any wubi e.t.c.? Or should I install separate
ubuntu on whole hard disk?  It seems like 3rd option is good but
main concern in that case is that how will my data be safe? Like
if my ubuntu is corrupted or need to install again or uninstall
in any case, then I will need to format whole disk and all my
data will be deleted as it is on unpartitioned space. So this
seems to be unsafe. Actually I am not sure, but another option I
have