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So I was thinking about a setup for my computer, I have a decent sized HDD I am using and was thinking about having it with XP and Linux all in one but then I realized I would like to share some files. Is it possible to have 3 partitions and share the last (no OS) just files that both partitions with an OS could access? I am thinking each partition could be accessed by another but I may be wrong.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 07:16 AM
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 07:19 AM
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You could have two partitions and share the files. If one partition is running Windows on NTFS you can access all of those files from Linux.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 08:18 AM
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So you would recommend doing that, making the windows one bigger and saving all linux ones in the Windows partition so I can access them all from one place? I will definitely play around with it. I knew you could do this from a livecd but I was not sure about separate partitions.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 11:08 AM
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I'd recommend a third partition to share files between OSs. First reason is that Linux doesn't always play nicely with NTFS. Chances are you wouldn't have a problem, but better to be safe etc.
Also a separate partition means you run no risk of messing up either OS or losing data if you need to reinstall.
I'd suggest using FAT32 for the additional partition unless you'll need to store files in excess of 2GB, in which case NTFS is probably the only option as windows won't read a linux partition.
Also a separate partition means you run no risk of messing up either OS or losing data if you need to reinstall.
I'd suggest using FAT32 for the additional partition unless you'll need to store files in excess of 2GB, in which case NTFS is probably the only option as windows won't read a linux partition.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 12:31 PM
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If I was in windows could it read the other partition if it was fat32?
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 03:15 PM
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Yes. most usb memory sticks use fat32 or even fat16 on smaller ones.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 03:25 PM
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Well I knew it was something like that, my concern was it being all on the same drive lol I have never seen it access one thing and think its 3 things? Make sense? lol
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 03:27 PM
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it's all built by quarks, forming atoms :P
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 03:38 PM
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lol @ örjan :P
I've played with this a bit (as you might know if you read my last tutorial), and a shared no-OS-inhabited FAT32 partition works wonders! Very handy.
I've played with this a bit (as you might know if you read my last tutorial), and a shared no-OS-inhabited FAT32 partition works wonders! Very handy.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 03:39 PM
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LiveUSB? I was actually meaning to read that, I knew I could do a LiveUSB but never really needed it before since most usb's dont go very big unless your willing to invest in it lol.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 03:42 PM
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They're cheap enough if you stay at 8GB or below :D Which is enough for a small portable desktop with linux :P
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 03:53 PM
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How much is an 8gb one? Anything lower than 2gb might be tight on space lol depending on the distro
