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I am just going to create a dual boot pc. I have a windows 10 installed on ssd and have another hdd which store other data. I am going to add additional ssd for ubuntu 20.4.

How do I share the data between thses dual boot system? I want both os to share my files and photos through my hard drive.

Sidharth Sharma
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  • Format the HDD as NTFS.
  • You should have no trouble with Windows. Your HDD will automatically appear in "File Explorer".
  • For Ubuntu,
    1. Format and partition your HDD using GParted (install with sudo apt install gparted in terminal).
    2. Go to the "Disk" utility.
    3. Select your HDD.
    4. Select the icon with 2 cogwheels.
    5. Select "Edit Mount Options".
    6. Turn the "User Session Defaults" option to "Off".
    7. Check the box "Mount at system startup" Make sure "Show in the user interface" is also checked.
    8. Replace the line that says nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show to users,uid=1000,dmask=027,fmask=137,x-gvfs-show,utf8
    9. Change the "Mount point" to something less complicated like /mnt/MyFiles.
    10. Change the "Filesystem Type" to ntfs-3g.
    11. Click "OK".
    12. You will see Windows system files in Ubuntu (Like $Recycke.bin folder. Don't delete or change things you didn't make. You will also be able to see Ubuntu files from Windows (Like .trash) Don't delete/change them either.
VidathD
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  • I also like to link folders from my /mnt/data partition into my /home, so my standard Pictures folder is really my folder in /mnt/data/. If using NTFS make sure Windows fast start up is off, or Linux NTFS will not mount read/write. https://askubuntu.com/questions/1013677/storing-data-on-second-hdd-mounting & https://askubuntu.com/questions/1058756/installing-all-applications-on-a-ssd-disk-and-putting-all-files-on-hdd-disk & http://askubuntu.com/questions/843153/ubuntu-16-showing-windows-10-partitions – oldfred Jun 26 '20 at 16:27
  • @oldfred Uh is this your own comment or an OP's answer converted to a comment? Yes the fast startup thing is true though you can keep it on and still have read/write if you restart through windows to get into Ubuntu instead of shutting down. (Fast startup doesn't affect restart). As for pictures folder in /home, you can make a shortcut (symlink) of your pictures folder in /mnt/data and replace the Pictures folder in /home with it. (I have my own document folder set up like this) – VidathD Jun 26 '20 at 16:48
  • @oldfred Ah sorry. reading your linked posts, I understood that you have explained how to answer those questions in those links. Thanks for putting them there. – VidathD Jun 26 '20 at 16:51