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[ubuntu] remove first then reinstall?

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I added ubuntu 12.1 to a partition on a hdd with some windows 7 programs and media(but not the OS) a few days ago without thinking ahead. I'd like to have ubuntu on a partition on a ssd instead and still keep a grub2 dual-boot. Will it be easier and safer to uninstall it from the hdd, or can I just unplug the hdd and install it again on the ssd? I haven't added or changed enough to mind erasing it and starting over, but will plugging the hdd back in without a reformat cause a problem? I still need a few windows programs and music on it. The computer has a ssd with windows 7, another ssd wit (Hardware)

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Submitted by colm on 01/24/2013

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