Re: dual boot system sharing data - suggestions please

From: Brian Brazil (bbrazil_at_netsoc.tcd.ie)
Date: 03/31/04

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    On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 03:30:07PM -0800, developer@wexwarez.com wrote:
    > > developer@wexwarez.com wrote:
    > >
    > >>I just got me a new laptop the dell inspiron 8600 with a 60gig harddrive.
    > >>I would like to set up a dual boot system on the one harddrive. The
    > >> catch
    > >>is I was thinking it would be nice if my linux system could see my
    > >> windows
    > >>documents and likewise. So to start with if I was going with a regular
    > >>dual boot I would want lilo on a mbr and a ext3 partition and a ntfs
    > >>partition. Right?
    > >>
    > >>Now what is the best way to share data my guess is I would need a fat32
    > >>partition both can read that right? WOuld the best way to go be to add
    > >>that in addition to the two other partitions and put shared data on this
    > >>partition or would it make sense to just put my windows system on fat32?
    > >>
    > >>Or is there another option?
    > >>
    > >>-thanks ryan
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>
    > > I have something similar. I have four partitions.
    > >
    > > 1 - ext3 (debian)
    > > 1 - ntfs (Windows XP)
    > > 1- vfat/fat32 (shared docs, images, etc)
    > > 1 - swap
    > >
    > >
    > > The vfat partition is visible and accessible from both debian and
    > > Windows XP.
    > >
    > >
    > > This has worked great for me.
    > >
    > >
    > > Russ
    > >
    > >
    > Thanks for the reply. Now is there any reason not to just load windows on
    > the vfat partition? Is it slower?

    IIRC NTFS is journaled, also has ACLs. In theory its more secure and safer
    than vfat.

    Brian 

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