Maybe this can help you? https://www.reddit.com/r/btrfs/comments/8ydu47
Jun 12, 2018 Display the CD-Keys of Microsoft Office/Windows installed on your computer in an effortless manner by turning to this lightweight app. Like it did until version 1.
Driver is WinBtrfs v1.0.2. https://github.com/maharmstone/btrfs
I used Ubuntu 18.04 to access the rsync
command because robocopy
is shit. https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N9TNGVNDL3Q
I can actually launch League of Legends and play it from the Btrfs drive!
The process was started with robocopy
but it crashed my system every time I used it. I decided to try rsync
. The command itself crashed maybe about twice, but after restarting it and being patient, it completed the operation! Some files couldn't by synced like System Volume Information, so it returned some errors a few times. Also, Windows permissions are shit.
robocopy
rsync
--stats
Keep in mind that I didn't transfer everything at once because both robocopy
and rsync
are unstable and crashed more than once. But, in the end, everything is here!
Conclusion
It works!
- NTFS uses 117% the space Btrfs uses.
- Btrfs uses 85% the space NTFS uses.
Later, I reinstalled Windows and formatted my whole HDD to Btrfs. I also installed absolutely everything on it, leaving only Windows on my SSD. I actually play League of Legends from the Btrfs drive!
I think the problem is Microsoft. If I use their tools like robocopy
or the Explorer, the computer freezes and I have to reboot using the power button. However, if I use any tool that's not from Microsoft (in this case, rsync
), the copy is done properly.