Which disk format to use?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I added a M.2 SATA SSD to my laptop and I'm planning to dual boot Windows and Linux (maybe macOS down the road?) on that drive. I do plan to keep the current SSHD to use for mass storage and perhaps for some programs for Windows so what would be the best format to use? Normally I would just go for NTFS but since this drive will be shared among Windows and Linux, I'm not too sure what would be the best choice. 

[keskparane]

Linux supports NTFS these days doesn't it? I know I have used NTFS for linux drivers.

[The Oddball]

You should keep them on separate partitions, use NTFS for Windows and EXT for Linux. Simple. For the partition map type, you should use GPT.

[Mira Yurizaki]

Linux supports both NTFS and exFAT. exFAT might have faster performance, but it lacks some key features like a permissions system. I would try both just to see which works best. You can mount ext partitions on Windows, but it requires third-party software: https://thelinuxcode.com/mount-linux-partition-ext4-ext3-ext2-windows-10-8-7/

 

I guess in the end it doesn't really matter, it just depends on the performance you get.

[DrMacintosh]

My PC runs the standard NTFS, my Mac runs the new APFS, external drives of mine all use exFAT since I need my drives to work across both my MacBook and my PC. 

 

I really wish M$ would adopt their modern file system designed for SSDs rather than continuing to perpetuate antique NTFS. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

2 hours ago, The Oddball said:

You should keep them on separate partitions, use NTFS for Windows and EXT for Linux. Simple. For the partition map type, you should use GPT.

So split the HDD into a NTFS partition for Windows and then a EXT for Linux? 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

23 hours ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Linux supports both NTFS and exFAT. exFAT might have faster performance, but it lacks some key features like a permissions system. I would try both just to see which works best. You can mount ext partitions on Windows, but it requires third-party software: https://thelinuxcode.com/mount-linux-partition-ext4-ext3-ext2-windows-10-8-7/

 

I guess in the end it doesn't really matter, it just depends on the performance you get.

So NTFS would be my only choice if I want to use it as both storage across multiple OSes and for installing programs for Windows?