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The original was posted on /r/linux by /u/anonman369 on 2023-08-14 17:22:45+00:00.

I’m paranoid but also the organized kind. I can’t imagine myself mixing too much of my life together. This is why I’m in a dilemma as to how can I separate it efficiently.

By work, I don’t mean a company but the accounts/device I’d personally own & use for my work and no relation to any other entity.

Each Google account comes with all the apps together, so for me, no more than 1 Google account can be logged in a single browser profile. Same goes for most other websites.

A work OS profile with my separate Gmail/Google for applying to jobs, side gigs or businesses I might run, using work related or educational websites like Leetcode, Udemy etc, experimenting with things, trying out random softwares (.exe) & websites & everything that isn’t really personal. I want to do this all in a separate OS profile. I know how to differentiate between scam emails, websites, softwares & all such stuff but one can never be too secure.

For personal stuff, I have a Google account linked to my bank & everywhere important which needs to stay secure, so I won’t be fine even remotely having it near or logged in anywhere in my work OS.

Currently, I have all my personal accounts logged in on a Linux admin profile & work accounts in Windows. Both on a single laptop with Dual boot, sharing the same SSD.

But there’s also the mental barrier, because of which I’d be at much more ease with having one device with only Linux laptop & use it for personal stuff which mostly is cloud stuff like browsing & small offline tasks. And for work, I’d use Windows for its software compatibility on a work only device. The only common login with them will be my password manager, firefox account to sync bookmarks & WhatsApp web.

This will be 2 personally owned devices & 3rd might come with a job if the employer decided to give one, which I’ll only ever use for their work.

Windows shares installed software even with other windows profiles, so it’s not good for me unless they’re 2 separate devices. I want to use Linux & using it for personal seems like a good idea to me since I’ll require Windows for its software compatibility anyway.

Is it a good idea or can you suggest some other alternative?