Re: [Staffslug] Windows/Linux shared partition
I agree, NTFS is going to cause you the least grief for doing this.
That in mind, there's no need for a 3rd partition. You can just read and
write your files straight off the volume that Windows is installed on!
Jon
2009/10/31 Chris Snow <cr.snow(a)gmail.com>
let me put it this way... NTFS support under linux or ext support
under
windows... I know which I'd trust more with my data!
2009/10/31 Russ <russ(a)phillipsuk.org>
> Hi people,
>
> I'm looking at dual-booting a laptop, and am planning to split the hard
> drive into three partitions, one for Windows, one for Linux, and one
> that both systems can access.
>
> I was going to use FAT32 for the shared partition, because last time I
> did this (some years ago), that was the best option for a partition that
> both Linux & Windows needed to access. However, it has limitations (like
> 2GB maximum file size) that could be problematic. Does anyone have a
> better suggestion for which file system I should use?
>
> Russ
>
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