Hey everyone! I'm planning to switch my media PC over to Linux Mint because I'm really tired of Windows taking up so much space and having all that bloat. However, I'm wondering how much of a hassle it will be to use my NTFS hard drive for my media files since I don't have a spare drive to transfer my media onto for reformatting. Any thoughts?
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I run Debian 12 on my media server with Jellyfin, and it works like a charm with my Synology NAS. If you're not super confident with Linux, Mint is a good choice since it's quite user-friendly!
I've been in your shoes before! If you have any spare computers, it might help to transfer some of your data temporarily. But if that's not an option, you could consider just getting the media again if possible. I often managed to free up space by offloading smaller chunks of data here and there.
Honestly, NTFS has been stable on Linux for years now. You're unlikely to run into any major issues. Plus, it might be worth checking if a local computer store can help you with data transfer at a low cost.
Using NTFS on Linux is generally no problem! Most Linux distros, including Mint, can read and write NTFS partitions without issues right out of the box. Just make sure you have the ntfs-3g package installed, which usually comes pre-installed, so it should work smoothly without any headaches.
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