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Unable to access windows 7

Asked by Kalid

I recently partitioned my computer and added ubuntu through a USB. However, now that I have Ubuntu I am unable to access my Windows 7 OS. I restarted and tried booting in and even changed the BIOS settings but it only had Ubuntu as the available options. Can someone please help me recover my old OS and delete Ubuntu from my computer.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the output of:

sudo parted -l; sudo update-grub; lsb_release -a

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Kalid (kabdu) said : 		#2

The result of sudo parted -l:
Model: Lexar USB Flash Drive (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 8024MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
 1 5353kB 8024MB 8018MB primary fat32 boot

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The result of sudo update-grub:
Generating grub configuration file ...
Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.19.0-25-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done

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The result of lsb_release -a:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

OK and the output of:

sudo fdisk -l

So far we can only see an 8Gb storage, probably USB based.

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Kalid (kabdu) said : 		#4

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00030fe8

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 20000767 9999360 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 468865022 488396799 9765889 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 468865024 488396799 9765888 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 8023 MB, 8023703552 bytes
126 heads, 46 sectors/track, 2703 cylinders, total 15671296 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3072e18

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 10456 15671295 7830420 b W95 FAT32

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

If your system only has a 250Gb drive then you have removed Windows and Ubuntu is the only system on the drive. This has wiped all previous files and data.

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Kalid (kabdu) said : 		#6

Is there anyway whatsoever that I can recover these files, ie paying a thrid party or the like?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

Use your backups. You do make backups, right?

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