Hey everyone! I'm gradually transitioning to Linux, and I've set up a dual-boot system on my PC. My setup includes a 512GB SSD for the OS (split between Windows and Kubuntu) and a 1TB SSD formatted as NTFS for my files and Steam library, which I want to access from both operating systems. However, I'm facing some disk write errors when launching games on Kubuntu. I believe this might be due to permission issues since the SSD is mounted as root. Unfortunately, I can't use chown due to the NTFS format, and reformatting to ext4 isn't an option because I'd lose access from Windows. Has anyone found a solution for using the same Steam library between the two platforms successfully?
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Using NTFS for gaming on Linux isn't really recommended. A better approach would be to create a separate ext4 partition for the games you play on Linux while keeping your Windows games on the NTFS. If you're aiming for compatibility, check out this guide [here](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Using-a-NTFS-disk-with-Linux-and-Windows). It might help you out!
Ohhh that makes more sense then.. thanks! I'll switch over to ext4 and give it another go.