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Hello everyone, 

 

Since my HP Pavillion Laptop had some issues and wouldn‘t work properly I was thinking of wiping out all data...which I did. with loading into a usb-stick and deleting all available space with GParted. 

Now I have the Issue that I cannot install any OS (RST is still there) and have nothing left either. 
Is my Pc meant to put in the electro trash now?

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@Frank14477 

Let's start by getting our terms straight -- you did not WIPE the data, as you claim; all you did was reformat the drive using GParted.  The data is still there, it just can't be seen by Windows.

 

As to reinstalling -- we need to know how old the laptop is and the specific model number.



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The Laptop is about three years old. The warranty is over. Here is a picture with all information that I have. What are the next steps to recover my pc? Furthermore how can I wipe the system to install Linux Mint (or at least RST)? 

Thank you already 

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@Frank144771 

Looks like you created a second ID to continue this issue ...

 

There is really no way to "recover" your PC as you erased everything when you did the reformat.  There are ways to retrieve personal files if you need them back and did not back them up.  If that is your goal, then you need to tell us that.

 

As to Linux, we do not support that here.  You would have to contact the support forum for the Linux distro you want to run.



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