# Is it possible to copy my existing windows installation onto my Linux partition and have the launcher recognise the data?

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**Created:** [January 27, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-it-possible-to-copy-my-existing-windows-installation-onto-my-linux-partition-and-have-the-launcher-recognise-the-data/214093 "2020-01-27T21:54:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xuriya\_Sokarad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xuriya_sokarad/32/182046_2.png) [@Xuriya\_Sokarad](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xuriya_Sokarad)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-it-possible-to-copy-my-existing-windows-installation-onto-my-linux-partition-and-have-the-launcher-recognise-the-data/214093/1 "2020-01-27T21:54:06Z")

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I’ve recently been switched to metered internet and cannot currently download the game data. I already have it in a non-functioning windows 7 partition. I’ve got the launcher installed and running already. Can it be done?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/is-it-possible-to-copy-my-existing-windows-installation-onto-my-linux-partition-and-have-the-launcher-recognise-the-data/214093/2 "2020-04-26T21:54:07Z")

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