Hello everyone
You probably heard and answered this a hundred times already but I’m a bit overwhelmed by everything when I start searching by myself online. Even more so when I’m not fully sure what I’m even looking for.
I want to switch to Linux but I don’t really know where to start and also I’m a bit scared to abandon Windows which I have been using for 20+ years now. Could you recommend me sources for absolute beginners (English or German) and/or give me tips and pointers?
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Thank you all for your help!
I got it working with a dual-boot from a USB and it’s way easier than I feared. Next step is to get an external drive and get serious.
Well, you see, that right there is your main problem. Today dual booting with Windows is highly discouraged. Windows is simply not meant for that and will actively fight you the whole time. Dual booting several Linux distros, on the other hand, simply trivial.
Now, if your data was a disaster on Windows (all dispersed across C:, no backups, not organized) then there’s nothing linux can do about that for you. But, linux does offer other cool storage options like btrfs which permits deduplication, snapshots, automated backups, and other features out of the box.