[Bug 1266437] [NEW] Ubuntu installation wipes windows 8 recovery partitions

[Dan Sufho]

Public bug reported:

I wanted to reinstall ubuntu on my laptop. Here is the partition table
as I remember before the installation:

1. 100MB - EFI
2. 900MB - windows8 recovery partition with label "Recovery"
3. ~150GB - windows 8
4. ~130-150GB - Ubuntu
5. ~300MB - another recovery partition which was probably created after windows8.1 update
6. ~350-400GB - Data
7. ~20GB - another recovery partition with label "Restore"

In the installer I chose this option: "Erase Ubuntu 13.10 and reinstall"
with the text "Warning: This will delete all your Ubuntu 13.10 programs,
documents, photos, music, and any other files" under it. I was sure it
will only touch Ubuntu partition (4th one)

This is how the partition table looked after reinstallation:

1. ~500MB - EFI
2. ~700-750GB Ubuntu
3. ~8GB swap

As you see it wiped all of my partitions including the recovery ones.
Now I'm left without windows and I don't have any backup/recovery media.
Ubuntu should not even touch recovery partitions or ask user if he wants
to remove them.

Unfortunately I can't give any log files beacuse I have alredy deleted
ubuntu partition in order to try to restore my recovery partitions. I
did it but due to the swap partition windows image was corrupted.

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Ubuntu installation wipes windows 8 recovery partitions

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I wanted to reinstall ubuntu on my laptop. Here is the partition table
  as I remember before the installation:

  1. 100MB - EFI
  2. 900MB - windows8 recovery partition with label "Recovery"
  3. ~150GB - windows 8
  4. ~130-150GB - Ubuntu
  5. ~300MB - another recovery partition which was probably created after windows8.1 update
  6. ~350-400GB - Data
  7. ~20GB - another recovery partition with label "Restore"

  In the installer I chose this option: "Erase Ubuntu 13.10 and
  reinstall" with the text "Warning: This will delete all your Ubuntu
  13.10 programs, documents, photos, music, and any other files" under
  it. I was sure it will only touch Ubuntu partition (4th one)

  This is how the partition table looked after reinstallation:

  1. ~500MB - EFI
  2. ~700-750GB Ubuntu
  3. ~8GB swap

  As you see it wiped all of my partitions including the recovery ones.
  Now I'm left without windows and I don't have any backup/recovery
  media. Ubuntu should not even touch recovery partitions or ask user if
  he wants to remove them.

  Unfortunately I can't give any log files beacuse I have alredy deleted
  ubuntu partition in order to try to restore my recovery partitions. I
  did it but due to the swap partition windows image was corrupted.

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