Issues encountered with Linux and Steam titles
Issues encountered with Linux and Steam titles
And a quick reminder about this: using GRUB or another boot manager on your Windows partition isn't recommended. A sudden Windows update could damage it and make it impossible to switch back to Linux. It's safer to keep GRUB or Refind on a dedicated /boot drive, so Windows can handle its own startup if needed.
If it uses ext4, Windows may not handle it correctly "properly"
This means increasing storage needs, something I'd rather not face. The benefit of using "gaming" distributions is that most required software is already installed, without affecting performance compared to a standard setup. Your idea about mounting drives is worth exploring. It seemed to function well in my older Mint version (around 20.x). I’d rather not have to add another 2TB drive. The installation of GRUB with Mint originally was a surprise—I wasn’t sure where it would fit, but it likely stays on the EFI partition, which Windows also uses. I’m currently on Windows 10, so updates shouldn’t pose any risks. Did you think Ext4 was fully compatible with Windows?
Perform a new setup to verify the problem location. The issue with NTFS files not appearing in Proton/Wine remains unclear despite being visible and accessible in Linux Explorer, similar to how it worked with Steam previously.
Current versions of all distributions are available. You can verify their kernel versions.
Can you create files on the system? Yes, it is feasible that Windows didn<|pad|> to not unmount the NTFS volumes when you switched to Linux, keeping them in read-only mode which blocks game execution. I’ve learned that turning off Fastboot in BIOS can assist, but simply power cycling the PC after booting into Windows before switching back to Linux releases the drives and allows proper writing. Interestingly, this also fixed some Bluetooth problems I experienced after moving from Windows.