I’m planning on adding a dual-booting section to my guide on how to install Linux and I need some input from people who are dual booting Windows and Linux:

  • How did you allocate the partition for Linux? Did you use Disk Management from Windows or did you allocate the partition as part of the installation process?

  • How do you share data between the two partitions? Do you create a third partition that both OS partitions have access to? Do you use external drives/flash drives? Or do you just have no need to share data between the two drives?

  • SuperZutsuki [they/them, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    24 days ago

    If you already have Windows installed you should be able to shrink the partition in disk management to make space for Linux. As others have said you should install Linux second because Windows will fuck everything up. Linux can access NTFS partitions and there is a BTRFS driver for Windows. I use Linux 99% of the time so if I need to move anything I’ll do from Linux and don’t care to let Windows see my BTRFS partition.