A partitioning layout in YaST2 that looks thoroughly disorganized. Installed are 4 Windows 11 partitions, Mint EFI, Mint boot, Mint root encrypted, OpenSUSE EFI, swap, OpenSUSE boot, OpenSUSE root encrypted, and a data partition.
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[–] 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I think the partitioning itself is fine, but I wouldn't have 3 operating systems on a 256 GB NVMe, because I'd be running out of space a lot.

if you won't ever use Windows, you can nuke it. Then I'd consider making one of the Linux ones a VM - if you're trying out that distro. That will cut down 12 partitions to 5.

Lastly, you can look into btrfs to make better use of space between (the current) p11 and p12: you can make them subvolumes that won't eat up each other's storage when not in use.

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    Get a bigger drive. Swapping them out on modern laptops is often quite easy. Grab a copy of the manual or search for videos if you want to know more. Replacement 1tb nvme drives can be quite cheap these days, 2tb ones aren't especially price prohibitive either.

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    The need for a larger vehicle might not arise from one week to the next, but the need for more gigabytes can. Windows 11 will happily eat up its entire partition next time it decides to update.

    That said, as I type from my computer with only a 60 GB SSD, just make sure you have a plan for when that storage runs out.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    This is less like buying a bigger car and more like upgrading the stereo in the car - 256GB in 2025 is somewhat akin to having only AM radio, and I've found it gets annoying real fast when doing anything serious.

    I would hesitate to put anything smaller than 1 TB in something that's supposed to be a daily driver.

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