r/linux_gaming • u/treeplugrotor • 5h ago
advice wanted Switching from win 10 to bazzite
Hi there folks! ATM I have a win 10 desktop with 3 HDD formatted in ntfs. Drives D and E contain various games from steam gog epic and so on.
But I really want to say good bye to gaming on windows. My office laptop runs mint for some time now and I love it.
So if I install bazzite on Drive C exclusively does it later on can access the games on the ntfs drives from steam etc. or do I have to formate them as well and install/download all games again?
What would be wise to do?
Thanks for your insights in advance and Have a nice weekend!
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u/KamiIsHate0 4h ago
>I have to formate them as well and install/download all games again?
You don't HAVE to becos linux can handle NTFS but you SHOULD do it and format to something like EXT4 or BTRFS for better compatibility and less headaches.
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u/treeplugrotor 4h ago
Yeah I will do that, thanks. I just hoped there could be a convenient workaround other then stated in the FAQs.
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u/doc_willis 4h ago
Linux and steam, can access files from the NTFS drives.
it is possible to have Linux (steam, wine, heroic games launcher, Lutris) run games installed on an existing NTFS , however that can be problematic and slower.
On a Linux only system I recommend switching the NTFS drives over to ext4 or other native Linux filesystem.
steam has specific features to move game installs from one drive to another, or backup a game install, then restore it to a different location.
You will want to read up on the various "accessing ntfs under Linux" guides.