Tools to access Linux Partitions from Windows

If you dual boot with Windows and Linux , and have data spread across different partitions on Linux and Windows, you should be really in for some issues.

It happens sometimes you need to access your files on Linux partitions from Windows, and you realize it isn’t possible easily. Not really, with these tools in hand - it’s very easy for you to access files on your Linux partitions from Windows.

• Explore2fs

Explore2fs is a GUI explorer tool for accessing ext2 and ext3 filesystems. It runs under all versions of Windows and can read almost any ext2 and ext3 filesystem.

Project Home Page :- http://www.chrysocome.net/explore2fs

Latest Version :- 1.07

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• DiskInternals Linux Reader

DiskInternals Linux Reader is a new easy way to do this. This program plays the role of a bridge between your Windows and Ext2/Ext3 Linux file systems. This easy-to-use tool runs under Windows and allows you to browse Ext2/Ext3 Linux file systems and extract files from there.

Project Home Page :- http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

Latest Version :- 1.0

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• Ext2 Installable File System for Windows

It provides Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003 with full access to Linux Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as dual boot environment on your computer.

Project Home Page :- http://www.fs-driver.org/

Latest Version :- 1.10c

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• rfsd: ReiserDriver

ReiserDriver is an Installable File System Driver (IFSD), used to easily (and natively!) read ReiserFS disk partitions under Microsoft Windows(2K/XP) by allowing ReiserFS partitions to appear as additional disks to the Windows operating system.

Project Home Page :- http://sourceforge.net/projects/rfsd/

Latest Version :- 1.