Whoever told you to use linux was right. It was a good choice.
First, tell me if you plan to install Linux as your primary OS (if at all) on your hard drive.
I got hit by a nasty virus a few days ago and my windows folder got deleted on my main computer, so I came to the forums here and I was told to use knoppix (linux that boots entirely from a CD), and luckily I found that all my important files were still on my hard drive even though the windows folder was empty.
Now I just got an external hard drive (been planning to get one for a while) and I want to transfer most of my stuff (videos and music, specifically) to the new hard drive. Since I'll be using it mainly for my laptop, I formatted the external hard drive to windows. Yet, when I plugged it into my main desktop running knoppix, I could view the hard drive and the files on it but I couldn't put anything on it. Mainly I want to get everything I want off of my desktop so I can reinstall windows without losing everything.
Any solutions? Please help

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