I have a 500GB SSD with CachyOS installed, and a 2TB SSD that's empty. I want to set up a dual boot system with Windows 10 on the second SSD while also reserving part of that drive to expand my CachyOS installation. Is this a good idea? What are some important things to consider when doing this?
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You'll want to set the Windows drive as the primary boot device in your BIOS. After installing Windows, boot back into CachyOS and run `update-grub` to include Windows in your boot menu. You can easily manage your disk partitions using GParted as needed.
When using CachyOS, you should be able to see the Windows disk. You could create a new partition just for CachyOS and hide it from Windows using the diskpart command. Just a tip: it's better to remove the Linux SSD during the Windows install to avoid messing up partitions. Later, you can add Windows to the GRUB menu so you don't have to manually change BIOS settings each time you boot.
I'm on a laptop, so taking out the Linux SSD isn't an option. The Windows installer isn't picking up any of my drives, which is super frustrating. Thanks for the help, though!