Would recommend dual booting, but doing it on separate drives rather than partitioning one drive between Windows and Linux. The partitioning process can be very annoying, especially if you've got data written in the middle of your drive which can prevent your ability to partition easily unless you use third party tools. You might also run into issues with partition format which usually means spending some time doing weird things in the command line. Also, some distros don't come with a bespoke partition installation option, which forces a manual setup that can open up more opportunities for mistakes. Plus, storage is pretty cheap nowadays, so if you've got the physical space it's not too much of an investment.
Duel booting is great especially if you can straight up have separate drives. Duel booting on separate partitions also works(it's what I do) but sometimes comes with headaches iny experience.
Should I partition like 400gb for Windows and a few games and programs that don't have Linux support?
Is it easy to dual boot?
Can I access files between the two sides?
Would recommend dual booting, but doing it on separate drives rather than partitioning one drive between Windows and Linux. The partitioning process can be very annoying, especially if you've got data written in the middle of your drive which can prevent your ability to partition easily unless you use third party tools. You might also run into issues with partition format which usually means spending some time doing weird things in the command line. Also, some distros don't come with a bespoke partition installation option, which forces a manual setup that can open up more opportunities for mistakes. Plus, storage is pretty cheap nowadays, so if you've got the physical space it's not too much of an investment.
Great advice, I do have 2 equally sized drives so maybe I'll do that
Duel booting is great especially if you can straight up have separate drives. Duel booting on separate partitions also works(it's what I do) but sometimes comes with headaches iny experience.
dual booting carries less risk of accidentally damaging anything and thus is more reccomended to nervous beginners