Thanks for the open arms!
Yes, I've already deleted my files once CalmStorm. No big deal, backup the
needed files, now there's not tiptoeing. When creating my bootloader it was
with syslinux. I know this because there is a syslinux.cfg. Like a said I
used Universal USB Installer.
On my Dell (which is running Trisquel 7.0) I ran the command:
sudo dd bs=4M if=/.../trisquel_7.0i686.iso of=/dev/sdb && sync
Where the "..." leads to my download folder. I went into my BIOS and had the
USB as the first in the boot sequence but it failed. As a sidenote, the only
thing I was able to create a successful bootloader on my t450 running Windows
10 was GNU/Linux Parabola, which I am thoroughly confused for complete
dual-boot install.