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I'm installing Ubuntu on one of my own PCs for the first time. I just built this new rig and it has a 250GB SSD, and a 3TB regular hard drive. I also have Windows 10 installed on the SSD.

I would like to install Ubuntu on the SSD as well, but I'd like to use the hard drive to store files (which I'm currently doing on Windows as well). What's the best way to go about using both drives for both OSs?

karel
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Sam Creamer
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  • You can free 20~30GB on the SSD for / plus a /home and swap on the HDD. Just a suggestion, there are many other possibilities. –  Apr 16 '17 at 14:21
  • Anyone who attempts dual booting without reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI is doomed to confusion, failure and frustration. – waltinator Apr 16 '17 at 14:46
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    You can share data on large NTFS partition. NTFS shared on HDD http://askubuntu.com/questions/524943/dual-boot-with-ssd-and-hdd-storage But with Windows 10 you must have its fast start up off, which really is just hibernation. http://askubuntu.com/questions/843153/ubuntu-16-showing-windows-10-partitions and: http://askubuntu.com/questions/145902/unable-to-mount-windows-ntfs-filesystem-due-to-hibernation Is Windows installed in UEFI mode to gpt drive? http://askubuntu.com/questions/743095/how-to-prepare-a-disk-on-an-efi-based-pc-for-ubuntu – oldfred Apr 16 '17 at 14:47

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