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How to get windows to not do disk checking or ruin my bootloader when i add a linux partition on the same disk? (lemmy.zip)

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How to get windows to not do disk checking or ruin my bootloader when i add a linux partition on the same drive. I don't like the windows panicking when there is a linux partition on it and doing a variety of things, even if its not on the same ssd it STILL does disk checking but I have not seen anything worse than that on the same partition, but I need the space.

Dunno if this belongs in the linux subreddit but I mean if there is any way i can hide linux that could also work.

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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

i don't recommend doing this. it's only going to cause issues with not much (any?) gain.

[–] _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I've done it with over a dozen computers by different manufacturers: primarily laptops: Lenovo, HP, toshiba, and I have yet to run into any issue.

Windows assumes there is only ever going to be one efi, so it totally ignores the second partition. Linux has you mount the efi partition so you can choose it over the windows one.

What problems have you had with it? There is lots of advice out there on the Internet saying this is the best setup, not just me.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 1 points 16 hours ago

have tried to do this once after seeing it somewhere, my motherboard firmware couldn't boot from the second efi partition and only recognized the first partition. (i believe this was a gigabyte motherboard but not too sure)