EliteAlien: I've not watched all the Crocumentary section, but I've not seen any that have been jumpy for me. It could be a codec or something maybe if it keeps doing that for you. Not sure what to say for the chaps on Windows. As I am running it on Linux and as far as I am aware GE-Proton only uses Media-Foundation codecs for videos and the likes.
Anyway, that is great that it's only the videos. If you don't really care about fixing them in-game. Then they are located in the games files at "Croc Legend of the Gobbos/media/fmv/ogv_4k/bonus_content/Interviews". They are all OGV files and can be opened with a video played such as MPV or VLC.
DJMorpheus2007: As it happens, I had a serious bottleneck on my game SSD yesterday, it showed-up really badly on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, even loading the map, which is normally instant, took ages and almost crashed the game :-/.
Anyway, I did the usual maintenance and what I like to call, a "Windows evisceration", getting-into its guts and configuring it the way I want it. Microsoft had decided to alter my 'Personalization' settings in a recent 'forced' update. *angry face*
Not sure how ANYTHING is "personalised" when someone else chooses what is enabled. *second angry face*
I did try Linux, many years ago now, but having used Windows for so long, right back to 3.11, including working in the IT industry, I really didn't like the Linux interface (Ubuntu). Tried a clean installation, dual-boot and flash drive boot, but the interface was always my stumbling block, Wine too...
Not sure what Linux is like now, but I have been considering it, especially with this highly-intrusive AI nonsense called "Windows Recall".
All seems ok for now, as far as drive access speed is concerned, but it's usually only a matter of time until Microsoft mess something else up. *rolls eyes*
Well that is sad about the drive, but good to hear you are getting it sorted. NTFS and such file systems are much more problematic than some other file systems. Yet, each one has it's own problems so sadly none are perfect, but I will say I would take ext4 over NTFS any day for personal use. Despite any chance of the issues as I've not had as many drive issues as I use to get in Windows with needing to defrag or say just reinstall Linux all again. Though it can happen even still just like in Windows. Software sadly is not perfect.
I dabbled with Linux as well, but Windows 10 was my big switch day full time to Linux. With a safety net of Windows 7 and eventually moving that safety net to a virtual machine in Linux with a GPU passthrough to it. Now I have none of this, but Windows 10 with the constant nagging of Mircosoft accounts and other personal settings flipping around drove me away. I said, "I don't want to use a OS that I have to fight with" and left it with that. Making me a fairly not new, but newer full timer of Linux I guess.
As for the desktop look and feel that is dependent of a Desktop Environment, Window Manager, or Compositor. This is the good thing and bad thing to some people about Linux. You have many looks and feels to customize, but it's all over the place so it's confusing and can take some research. Being as you used Ubuntu a while ago it could have used one of two DE's. Though, if you didn't like it, I would suggest staying away from Gnome. If you do take the jump to Linux and like the Windows look you will look towards "KDE Plasma", "Cinnamon", "XFCE", "Budgie", or maybe "Deepen". They have a very similar style to them, but of course as it's a different OS it will behave different in some areas regardless. Then it's a matter of choosing with Distribution you want to go with. That is another thing that's a pro and a con of Linux. If you just pick something popular you should be fine. Something like Linux Mint is even a good choice maybe. That is up to you though.
If you do take the plunge into Linux and have any questions. Well you can freely ask me in like a PM or whatever here. I can try and answer it. I don't know it all, but happy to try and help.
As for Wine well that isn't such a problem anymore. My solution for that for GOG is, "Heroic Games Launcher". If doing anything VR make sure it's not the Flatpak version, but everything else tends to be fine. It logs in to your GOG account, downloads the games, installs, and even gives you access to Galaxy features thanks what is called "Comet" built into the client. Sadly no mess anger but Galaxy always would kick back on GOG's internal messaging if I remember right. There is probably some other features too I am unaware of, but I got my cloud saves, leader-boards, achievements, game verifying, time tracking, et cetera so it's like a unbloated Galaxy client in a way. One which you can easily download a different Wine or Proton version and just open a drop down menu and click a different installed version on a single game.
I've only had like three games I can recall not working out of the box with Heroic Games Launcher. I had to use Lutris for them. Which is another pretty simple client, but no "Comet" built in at the moment.
Only trying to help since you mentioned it. If your fine with Windows that is cool. If it drives you bonkers or whatever and makes you want to switch. Well don't be to afraid is all I am getting at. It's much simpler than before. Even when I switched full time, I wish I had some of the stuff there is now when I was starting. The learning curve would still have been there, but much much easier than now, lol. I had to install things into Wine back then, now the clients do it for me 99% of the time. Anyway, happy computing either way, hope it all stays healthy on the drive and no failing drives either. :)
