「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTrying to dualboot Linux Mint + Windows on a second external hard drive but Windows Setup doesn't let me install on the disk...sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up198arrow-down1imageTrying to dualboot Linux Mint + Windows on a second external hard drive but Windows Setup doesn't let me install on the disk...sh.itjust.works「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
Not sure if this is a “me-issue” or if this is Microsoft being a dick. Am I not supposed to dualboot with an external drive?
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 day agoI believe there are ways of skipping this error and installing on an external USB drive. The question is - would you really want to use Windows over USB. It would be unbearably slow.
minus-squarekhánh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoadditionally, it would lower the lifespan of your usb. just get an external ssd.
minus-squarenaeap@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoLifespan of the USB? Do you mean the USB drive or the actual bus?
minus-squarekhánh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoThe drive. Using Windows on a USB means constantly reading and writing to the USB, which wears it down.
I believe there are ways of skipping this error and installing on an external USB drive. The question is - would you really want to use Windows over USB. It would be unbearably slow.
additionally, it would lower the lifespan of your usb. just get an external ssd.
Lifespan of the USB?
Do you mean the USB drive or the actual bus?
The drive. Using Windows on a USB means constantly reading and writing to the USB, which wears it down.