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Hey guys so I have a second hard-drive hooked up to my computer at the moment and I have a iso file of linux mint that I want to put on there so that I can boot from that hdd on another computer. So do I just put the iso file on it or the contents of the iso?
 
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You would want the installed version of Mint - not the ISO on the hard drive. I would create a bootable USB stick:

http://www.howtogeek.com/191054/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drives-and-sd-cards-for-every-operating-system/

And boot from that, then install Linux Mint on the drive.

ronintexas

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You would want the installed version of Mint - not the ISO on the hard drive. I would create a bootable USB stick:

http://www.howtogeek.com/191054/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drives-and-sd-cards-for-every-operating-system/

And boot from that, then install Linux Mint on the drive.
 
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Supermuncher85

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If this is the first time meddling with Linux I'd recommend reading a few guides on how to install linux alongside windows, because well simply put stuff can happen. Most likely it will also install a bootloader at the start, which some might not want if they prefer the windows bootloader.