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Looking to have a common disk for my Linux / Windows dual boot pc. with BTRFS the way to go? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by mub@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm running EndeavourOS and Windows 11. Each OS is on a separate disk, but I have a data disk that is currently NTFS that mount in both OSes. NTFS causes problems for some things in Linux, and I'm worried it'll bork the drive for windows eventually, so I'm keen to find an alternative. I've read about the WinBTRFS driver so wondering if that is a better way to go?

I don't want to run a server with a share to access this data because it is way to slow for my needs.

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[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (7 children)

NTFS is considered pretty stable on Linux now. It should be safe to use indefinitely.

If you're worried about the lack of Unix-style permissions and attributes in NTFS, then getting BTRFS or ext4 on Windows may be a good choice. Note that BTRFS is much more complicated than ext4, so ext4 may have better compatibility and lower risk of corruption. I used ext3 on Windows in 2007 and it was very reliable; ext4 today is very similar to ext3 from those days.

The absolute best compatibility would come from using a filesystem natively supported by both operating systems, developed without reverse engineering. That leaves only vfat (aka FAT32) and exfat. Both lack Unix-style permissions and attributes.

[–] 7dev7random7@suppo.fi 1 points 1 month ago

Hi @Limonene@lemmy.world! It's so hard to grasp as a casual user the actual benefits from file systems. I use ext4 on all my devices.

Could you point me to the required feature a file system needs to have in order to recover files after removing it with rm -rf?

I heard there are tools for my current file system which could help me out; But is there some file system with a rm-cache (until the disk is powered off or the cache is full).

Unix Permission is a must.

Would appreciate some general hints (I do replicate my personal important files).

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