Re: [Staffslug] Windows/Linux shared partition
No need for a seperate partition for data; true but I think it's a good
idea. After a few months, when windows rot has well and truely set in you
can reinstall or restore from an image your partition with windows on
without the worry about data.
I wonder if /home can be an NTFS partition...? Never tried it!
Chris
2009/11/1 Jonathan Marriott <jon(a)kiwiuk.net>
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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