I’m looking to try out Linux, but I don’t want to have to re install all my games for it. I’ve got a 500 GB boot drive, and a 2tb where all my games are. I’d install Linux on a 250 GB partition of the boot drive. ty all :)

  • nottheengineer@feddit.de
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    7 months ago

    Yes, linux can work with NTFS drives with no issues. Just make sure to disable fast boot on windows (and check after every windows updates, those bastards will change your settings sooner or later) to make sure it shuts down properly and doesn’t leave the drive in a dirty state.

    Then just point steam to the same folder as on windows and it will pick all your games up. If you start one, steam will create a proton prefix to make it run on linux.

    • milkytoast@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      7 months ago

      awysome, thanks. what about save files? those are usually on the c drive. do I have to copy them over to wines “c” drive?

      • nottheengineer@feddit.de
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        7 months ago

        If they don’t have cloud sync, yes. But most games have that nowadays, so it should be fine. Just make sure not to delete proton prefixes (which are what you call wines C drive) if they contain saves. I lost my borderlands 2 progress that way.

        • milkytoast@kbin.socialOP
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          7 months ago

          capitain jack sparrows editions usually don’t have could save lol. ill make sure to save a copy of the files on an external drive just to be safe. to :)

          • amzd@kbin.social
            1·
            7 months ago

            I’ve heard people say you shouldn’t do this but I often just symlink the saves folder of games into the steam compatdata folder

    • dwindling7373@feddit.itEnglish
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      7 months ago

      Is that in theory or tried and true? I never seriously attempted it because I was afraid one of the two sides (mostly Windows) would just go crazy and fuck everything up.