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David C.118
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago
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Dual booting with shared DB drive possible?

I am looking in to buying a new laptop and will need to dual boot Windows and Ubuntu.  I am planning three SSD's - one for Windows, one for Ubuntu and one as a shared data drive. Is it possible to...
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  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    9 years ago

    It's very possible, just not supported or recommended.

    Install Dropbox and use the Advanced Options to specify the location for your Dropbox folder. Allow it to sync completely. Boot into the other operating system and install Dropbox, again using Advanced Options to specify the same Dropbox folder. Dropbox will index your files when the installation is complete, but shouldn't need to sync anything unless there have been changes (though it may appear to be syncing, just let it work).

    It is extremely important that you DO NOT USE SELECTIVE SYNC from either operating system when running in this configuration. If you do, you WILL lose files.

    I would also suggest never booting into the other operating system until you're certain that the current one is fully synced. Also, as always, keep your own backups of your data.

Здравко's avatar
Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
7 years ago

Hi paloi, Yes, I reinstall it just to be sure (after detecting that the last publication wasn't the recent). Exact function is: mask the underlying filesystem, so for Dropbox it looks like Ext4 (doesn't matter what is realy). The change is only how it looks like, there are no any actual changes in real filesystem.

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
7 years ago

I don't use selective sync, so this is not tested.

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