I'm getting ready to set up a dual boot system on my laptop with Windows and CachyOS. I've read that using hibernate can sometimes lead to filesystem corruption, which worries me because I depend on hibernate to save my programs and prevent my battery from draining. Does anyone have information on battery life comparisons between sleep and hibernate? Is shutting down the better option?
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I dual boot with Fedora and Windows and often use hibernation. Honestly, I should probably shut it off more often. Using tools like TLP helps me get great battery life even while hibernating. Just keep in mind that file sharing between the two OS can lead to issues.
Hibernate completely stops power usage while sleep can vary depending on the device; there are different types of sleep states too. I suggest not sharing a drive if possible. If you have to share, be cautious, especially with games on a shared NTFS drive.
To avoid filesystem corruption, make sure not to mount any Windows filesystems in Linux. I've found that while hibernation doesn't use battery because it's fully off, sleep can vary. Also, don't share drives unless necessary; for file transfers, a temporary mount works great.
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