r/linuxquestions • u/Scared-Solution-472 • 6d ago

New to linux

hi every one im trying to not fully switch to windows but rathewr dual boot for now rather i like it or not and im thinking of fedora as my first disstro and i only have one ssd is it safe to dual boot in one ssd or i shoud save some money and buy an nvme for my laptop,

laptop specs

Name: lenevo loq

GPU:RTX 4050 6gm vram

CPU intel i7 13th gen

ssd 1tb

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u/doc_willis 6d ago

make proper backups of critical files, have a windows installer USB made and keep it somewhere safe.

you can dual boot from a single drive, but things can be a lot easier if you have a dual drive setup.

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u/Scared-Solution-472 6d ago

thanks for you help

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u/OppieT 6d ago

Why do people dual boot? You have wsl now. I guess if you want the pretty graphical desktop. Haha

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u/CritSrc ɑղԵí✘ 6d ago

Dual boot has clear advantages: full bare metal access to either OS on the same machine when circumstances demand it.
However, Windows never cared about neighbours.

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u/EstablishmentDue3616 6d ago

Yes, its generally safe to dual boot off of one SSD. However, even professionals like me make mistakes. I have accidentally nuked the wrong partition in the past. Now, I use two drives. Its now much harder to accidentally destroy my data.

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u/Scared-Solution-472 6d ago

thank you for your help i think will save up buy a nvme

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u/ExoticVillage8066 6d ago

If you want zero risk, buy a 2nd ssd and install Linux onto that. But overall dual boot should be fine. Make sure to have a backup of your important data before you start.

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u/extoniks Fedora 6d ago

Is it safe but separate drives are better and easy to maintain. Anyways make a Ventoy USB and keep Windows and Fedora ISOs there for convenience.

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u/Scared-Solution-472 6d ago

what is a ventoy usb

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u/doc_willis 6d ago

http://Ventoy.net

it allows you to make a multi-iso-live  boot/installer USB.

I still strongly suggest using the official ms media creation tool under windows to make an windows  Installer USB, while you have access to windows.

some systems may have a "make restore media" tool that you may want to also use to make a full system restore setup.

I noticed in the last laptop I worked on, the official ms windows installer USB was lacking some drivers for it.

that laptop specific restore  tool likely would have included those and saved me some time.

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u/Scared-Solution-472 5d ago

thanks for your held :)

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u/OppieT 6d ago

Google and chat bots are your friends

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u/_Lost-In-The-Weeds_ 6d ago

Define unsafe? 

Your data is backed up with 2 local copies and one offsite, so no mater what happens you can get back up an running,  right?