Accessing Linux File Systems From Windows

No_Style · Apr 7, 2003, 04:28 AM

How?

I can access NTFS from RH9, but how can I do vice versa?

boardboyd · May 15, 2003, 07:40 PM

It's not a good idea to mount a linux partition (ext2, ext3, reiserfs) from windows. There a couple of programs that do this, mostly ext2 filesystems. But speaking form experience, they usually mess up the file system and your linux install is pretty much screwed. But here's a link to a google search which brought up some stuff: http://www.google.ca/search?q=mount+...-8&hl=en&meta=

If you want to access text files or mp3's that you want to use between both windows and linux, it's best to make a vfat32 partition and store that kind of stuff there so that linux and windows can mount, read/write to it.

Hope this helps

Ryo-Ohki · May 15, 2003, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by boardboyd

If you want to access text files or mp3's that you want to use between both windows and linux, it's best to make a vfat32 partition and store that kind of stuff there so that linux and windows can mount, read/write to it.

What he said. It's by far the simpliest/safest solution.

Keeping this in mind, EXT2FS works well if you want to access the Linux filesystem read-only (to get back a file your created and forgot there for example). I used it (it was an earlier version) with no problems whatsoever.

JustaGuy · May 16, 2003, 09:57 AM

For ReiserFS, there is a tool that is able to read from such partitions.

Get it here

There used to be a GUI for it here but the site seems to have gone down.

UberLord · May 16, 2003, 10:01 AM

Handy tool that

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boardboyd DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: In The Great White North Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Not a good idea It's not a good idea to mount a linux partition (ext2, ext3, reiserfs) from windows. There a couple of programs that do this, mostly ext2 filesystems. But speaking form experience, they usually mess up the file system and your linux install is pretty much screwed. But here's a link to a google search which brought up some stuff: http://www.google.ca/search?q=mount+...-8&hl=en&meta= If you want to access text files or mp3's that you want to use between both windows and linux, it's best to make a vfat32 partition and store that kind of stuff there so that linux and windows can mount, read/write to it. Hope this helps __________________ TBred B 1700+ @ 2052MHz thermaltake Volcano 11+ Abit KX7-333 512mb Samsung DDR PC3200 MSI Geforce4 Ti 4400 128mb @ 650/310 Lian-Li PC7

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May 16, 2003, 09:57 AM	#4
JustaGuy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	For ReiserFS, there is a tool that is able to read from such partitions. Get it here There used to be a GUI for it here but the site seems to have gone down.