You can also create partition(s) and format them as ext4 from Gparted, but that is not necessary. I prefer to have GPT in all drives rather than mix GPT and MBR drives.Īn empty new SSD can be initialized as GPT either from Windows 10 using the disk management utility, or after booting from the Ubuntu Live USB using the The Try Ubuntu without Installing option and then opening the app Gparted. For Windows 10 more modern GPT is required for UEFI. That means you will have to first initialize it with a system of partition tables called GPT or MBR.
SSDs meant to be setup as internal drives are shipped empty. So what format should this be from the store, and how do I then So what format should this be from the store, and how do I then make it ext4?Ģ) What format should be the shared HDD so both Ubuntu and Win10 can read and write files? My largest files do exceed 4gb, but those could be worked on in SSD, and stored on an external drive if need be.ģ) What format should the swap partition be?Ĥ) Is there a preferable format for external drives so the files can be accessed on all linux, windows and mac?ĥ) Any advantages/disadvantages to dual booting separate drives, as opposed to split partition?Ħ) Does the USB need a specific kind of formatting for the Ubuntu install?ġ) I assume the linux SSD will not come formatted as ext4 from the I understand the Windows SSD should be NTFS, and Linux SSD should be ext4.ġ) I assume the linux SSD will not come formatted as ext4 from the store. My question is in regards to disc formatting.
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I'll install Windows first, then Ubuntu (USB install). System will be used primarily for photography and digital art. I'm not interested in distro hopping (and if I do I will try them out in a virtual machine first). Can also place a small swap partition on the shared drive (probably won't need much swap with 16+ gb of ram. I plan to have one SSD for Win10 (system and apps), one SSD for Ubuntu (system and apps), and one shared HDD or SSD (files and folders that can be read and write for both). I'm considering a new dual boot system with Win10 and a Linux distro, probably Ubuntu because I'm a Linux noob.