I'm diving into Bazzite and setting up my system with an SSD that has Windows, another 2TB SSD for my files and a partition for Bazzite, plus an HDD for additional storage. I tried running Silent Hill F on Bazzite using the installation folder from my Windows SSD, but it didn't work out. Someone suggested the issue might be related to the file format. If I want to access my files from both Windows and Bazzite, should I stick to NTFS? Also, would I need to format my SSD partition and HDD to a Linux file system since I'll mainly be using Linux?
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You'll need to create a symlink to avoid problems with Proton storing prefixes on the NTFS partition, which could cause the game to fail to launch.
You can technically run Steam games on Linux from an NTFS partition, but it's not advised. You’ll need to mount the NTFS drive with the right options, and you might face slower load speeds or other hiccups while gaming.
Did you properly shut down Windows instead of hibernating? If Windows is in hibernation mode, you won't be able to access the drive from Linux. Also, if you're using BitLocker, that can cause issues too—Linux typically can't read those drives unless you disable BitLocker in Windows first.
To tackle your overall question: if you're switching to Linux full time, consider copying your important files to the Linux drive and formatting the Windows SSD. But if you're keeping Windows around just for emergencies, that's totally fine—might come in handy later!
Exactly! If Steam is downloading Proton files, those should ideally be on the Linux partition, which is formatted correctly. The game files should not be on NTFS to avoid issues.