Compatible With bot Linux and Windows

[No_Soul]

I want to jump into Linux but am afraid of losing files I already have on XP. I want to get an external hardrive to back up my files but I don't know which ones are compatible with both XP and Linux.

Please let me know if any of you know.

Thanks

[MattyMoose]

I'd guess that nearly all external drives would be supported in XP, and *MOST* would be supported in Linux (Never versions).

I would recommend, though, that the easiest way to go about it would be to buy yourself another hard drive (An internal one - of reasonable size if you're installing RedHat <grin>), and install your Distro onto your new drive.

Then Set up your dual-boot system. I've done this many times, and I find it much safer than both OSes residing on the same physical disk.

You'll still be able to read/write your files on your XP disk from linux, and you'll be able to read them from Windows with something like Explore2fs [uranus.it.swin.edu.au].

-MM