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Recently I tried sharing a Steam library between Windows and Linux. Sadly, Proton does not support FAT32 so if your goal is to run those games under Proton you
by samtheprogram 5y ago
Recently I tried sharing a Steam library between Windows and Linux. Sadly, Proton does not support FAT32 so if your goal is to run those games under Proton you will be disappointed.
- Tsiklon 5y agoHonestly, given it's limitations (4GB Max Filesize & no journaling) FAT32 should not be used for anything aside from low capacity removable storage (or a purpose which is not frequently read from/written to). If you're sharing a library between Windows and Linux, NTFS should be your way forward, especially given the improved native R/W NTFS (NTFS3) driver that is present in newer Linux kernels (5.15+). exFAT is a marked improvement over FAT32 (no realworld filesize limit) but NTFS will probably be the least painful choice longer term (given the journaling capability).
- samtheprogram 5y agoFWIW I technically use exFat, my mistake. Either way, NTFS isn’t supported by Proton and I’m still on 5.14; 5.15 was only released on Halloween 3 weeks ago and isn’t in most distributions/repositories yet or nearly as battle-tested. However I am excited to get my hands on the better NTFS support.
- Tsiklon 5y agoYou're completely correct - my apologies for that, Things certainly are looking up though.