codecel signal got a 1tb hdd connected to macshit (exfat drive), should i install windows or linux? or set up partitions with separate operating systems?

title, its one of my old ones from a shitty computer i ripped in half to take it. formatted to exfat so everything supports it, but what operating system do you recommend? usually just gonna use it for simple programming, file storage, and to access files i couldnt. im thinking windows and if i have enough space ill add linux because i dont wanna screw with wine to run exes. not sure though

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Lv97_Slime slime/slime eww....sticky 8mo ago #6044880

Assuming no compatibility issues I'd go with Windows 11. You can enable Windows Subsystem for Linux, which basically lets you seemlessly install Linux packages, use a bash terminal, and almost anything else you'd use Linux for.

But since you said you have a mac then you may want to stick with something like Debian, Ubuntu or Mint