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Linux noob here. Usually in Windows if I have a 1TB SSD, I make a 250GB partition for Windows and all of its things and I use the rest for a second partition where I install my stuff and store my files.
Usually in case Windows decides to go belly up, I still have my files. In more than 20 years it has never happened but I've always done it like that. I mean if Windows goes bad, I can still remove the drive and insert it into a different PC and copy my files away.
Should I shrink Partition 3 and make another one? Or keep it as it is? If I would, I read that I need to boot with a live usb to be able to shrink it. What kind of partition would I make?
I usually make 3 partitions:
With the LVM partition, you can carve that up and easily resize/reallocate space as needed. If it's the last partition on the drive you can easily increase the size of you clone to a larger drive later.
LUKS is off you also want encryption (which in my case I do, with the unlock key in the EFI or TPM).
It usually ends up looking like