「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months 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-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square27linkfedilinkfile-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-up0·9 months 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-up0·9 months agoadditionally, it would lower the lifespan of your usb. just get an external ssd.
minus-squarenaeap@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoLifespan of the USB? Do you mean the USB drive or the actual bus?
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?