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  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPtoLinux@lemmy.worldTrouble with Dual-booting
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    2 days ago

    Thanks, but I do not have an IT department. I am provided a computer for my use and at my discretion. I am essentially my own IT.

    I am having trouble with Windows lately, and I believe that a new OS may help me be more productive, so it’s on me. I am not confident enough to eliminate Windows entirely in case it does not work out, hence the wish for dual-boot.












  • Not OP, but having files and folder structures accessible in the OS helps with a lot of tasks and interoperability.

    If I want to add media files to Jellyfin, etc, I can’t just drop them into the video folder remotely because I have it mapped to a particular folder on the drive. If I want to make a copy of a large folder, I first have to mount the cloud as a “remote” drive, then do the operation from there.

    It’s much easier to access files and folders outside of a database if they are needed for anything outside of the cloud service. I know that there may also be some security and efficiency factors that make a database favorable, but in terms of ease of use, it is just more effort to use a fileserver that operates through a database.