I'm planning to transition from Windows to Linux on my main PC, but I'm concerned about all my storage drives. I currently have an NVME drive, two SSDs, and a hard drive. Will I need to reformat all of these drives to access them properly on Linux? I want to keep all my data and have full access to it without needing a spare drive since they are almost full. What's the best way to do this? Am I missing something that might make this process easier? Thanks for your help!
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You can actually read NTFS drives on Linux using ntfs-3g, so you can still access your files without reformatting everything right away. However, keep in mind that the system partition will need to be formatted to ext4 or another Linux file system for the best experience. It's possible to access your data, but writing to those NTFS drives can get tricky. It's best to plan on migrating to Linux file systems eventually to avoid issues down the line.
So if I'm accessing NTFS, will I be able to write new data too? That's really my worry. I don't want to wipe my NVME for the Linux install if I can keep using my SSDs and HDDs as they are.