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?

  • QuillcrestFalconer [he/him]
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    22 days ago

    Man, it has been a longtime since I did it, but I'll try and remember what I did.

    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?

    I think I installed windows first and Linux second, the other way around usually fucks with the bootloader, and then fixing it manually is a bit of a pain.

    For allocating a partition, I had already freed space from windows to use for linux, before installing it

    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?

    All I remember is you can access Windows partitions from linux as long as you disable secure boot. I think you can access the Linux partitions from Windows too, but I haven't booted Windows in a long time tbh, allocating a partition for both OSs is also a valid choice

    Edit: when I said "allocating a partition for both OSs is also a valid choice", I meant as long as it's just a data partition obviously