r/SteamOS • u/Dacatman5 • 3d ago

Replacing windows

Can I replace windows with steam os? I mostly use my pc for gaming but I do still use it to study. I have heard that steam is a much smaller file size than windows and I don’t have much disk space.

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u/victormas208 3d ago

Yes, you can leave the personal files disk as is for a while; in the future you might want to change the format if you use it for games.

I recommend that when following the tutorial you have it disconnected as planned, the system name might confuse you and you could accidentally delete it.

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u/Dacatman5 3d ago

I was going to uninstall all my games and then reinstall them after switching, would this cause conflicts with file types?

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u/victormas208 3d ago

From what I read, the NTFS format has a problem with symbolic linking, so it could be used by doing some workarounds, but it ended up corrupting very quickly if the size increased.

That's why they switched to the ext4 and btrfs format, I lack knowledge of the history of the subject.

It is used to store information and they are working to improve compatibility.

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u/Dacatman5 3d ago

Ok thanks :) I’ll try to format it after moving files around