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    Unable to boot

    Appreciate you digging through that pastebin, I can only assume it was quite the endeavor. Wasn't able to execute step 2 after torrenting 64 bit Mint Tricia/19.3 from the site direct, using the Mac command line to verify the iso and flashing with Balena etcher onto a clean reformatted FAT32 USB...
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    Unable to boot

    No, I have not used this USB for Windows Recovery; it was a new stick fresh out of the packaging. I appreciate the work you're putting in on my behalf :)
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    Unable to boot

    It's Mint Cinnamon, I hope that is helpful. I will look into it as you recommended, thanks again for the assist!
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    Unable to boot

    1. It is an Acer Aspire E5-575 2. InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 5.0 & System BIOS Version 1.27 3. Total Memory 4096 MB Thank you for the assistance :)
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    Unable to boot

    I'm not sure I understand. My Acer is 64bit and ran on Windows 10 pre-installed. I'm certain I flashed linux mint to a USB properly, otherwise I followed the instructions given in the mint installer. Also, who's Poorguys? Did you mean to link something else?
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    Unable to boot

    1. I used the UEFI side of my BIOS to install linux mint from a USB. I didn't set a password in the BIOS, though I did set a password in the mint installer to encrypt the hard drive, don't know if that's related. 2. I used the mint installer to wipe the hard drive including Windows. I don't...
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    Unable to boot

    To preface, I'm fairly new to playing with tech. I installed Linux mint onto an acer laptop and deleted the pre-installed windows 10 OS off the drive after backing up my files. I'm guessing I deleted some key boot files when messing with the hard drive partitions, since after installing and...
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