I recently installed Bazzite on a 2TB SSD, and I have a separate 4TB SSD where Windows and most of my games are stored. I want to know if it's safe to mount my Windows SSD as a data drive to play my games without redownloading them. I've heard rumors that Linux can potentially damage Windows when it has access, but I'm confused if that risk comes from having both systems on the same drive or just from mounting the drive in general. Can someone clarify this for me?
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I have both systems installed but I keep them from accessing each other by dual booting. I usually just use a USB flash drive for transferring files since I don't have much to move around. Seems simpler and safer that way!
You won't have any issues with your Linux system messing up your Windows install just by having the drive mounted. Although running games from an NTFS partition might bring some slow load times and other hiccups, it's totally doable. Just make sure to mount the NTFS correctly, but keep in mind that it's not something the Bazzite developers officially support. If you're concerned about data safety, as long as you don't go deleting important Windows files, you should be fine!
I run Aurora and Windows 11 on separate drives, and I’ve accessed the Windows drive from Aurora without any problems. I don't game much, so I can't speak to that side, but I've never experienced issues with my files being corrupted or anything like that. I usually just select the Windows drive using F10 when I want to boot into it, which works great for me!
That's a relief! I just want to ensure that my data remains intact. My Windows install has been acting weird lately, and I'm starting to wonder if it's a sign of deeper issues.