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GRUB error: unknown filesystem
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Mar 15, 202633556 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
I replaced my old laptop drive which was win7 and ubuntu dual boot with an SSD. Now I connected the old drive through a USB adapter and I want to boot from it. But this comes up: As i need the programs from old drive I have to boot from it time to time and I don't want to install those software on …
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unknown filesystem grub rescue>
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Fix for: GRUB error: unknown filesystem
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The most expedient way would be, I think, to... copy the old drive onto the SSD. Virtualization also might be a way, converting the USB disk to a "raw" image and running it full screen (it works well with USB3). Otherwise, you have to boot from grub…
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