Accessing Linux drive from Windows XP?

Mark McArthey · External Since: May 04, 2006 Posts: 1

I have a couple of Linux drives that I want to plug into my external drive
enclosure and access the data on them. Right now they are just listed as
having an 'Unknown Filesystem' in the drive manager within Windows XP. Is
there a method for accessing the data this way? Right now I don't have
another machine available to plug the drive into, otherwise I would just use
Samba.
Thanks for any help!

ray · External Since: Nov 13, 2004 Posts: 3312

On Thu, 04 May 2006 13:53:04 +0000, Mark McArthey wrote:

> I have a couple of Linux drives that I want to plug into my external drive
> enclosure and access the data on them. Right now they are just listed as
> having an 'Unknown Filesystem' in the drive manager within Windows XP. Is
> there a method for accessing the data this way? Right now I don't have
> another machine available to plug the drive into, otherwise I would just use
> Samba.
> Thanks for any help!

Depends a little on what Linux filesystem is used. There is an MS utility
known as 'explore2fs' or something similar which will (last time I
checked) read-only ext2 or ext3 filesystems. I got it from tucows.

Robert Hull · External Since: Oct 31, 2004 Posts: 1219

In alt.os.linux, on Thu 04 May 2006 14:53, Mark McArthey
<werlax.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have a couple of Linux drives that I want to plug into my external
> drive
> enclosure and access the data on them. Right now they are just listed
> as
> having an 'Unknown Filesystem' in the drive manager within Windows XP.

I wouldn't trust WXP not to mess with a Linux filesystem
> Is
> there a method for accessing the data this way?

Boot a live distribution such as Knoppix then copy the data from the USB
drive to wherever. Preferably vfat (FAT32) for compatability sake if
you want to use the data under windoze

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F8BOE · External Since: Apr 11, 2005 Posts: 21

explore2fs-1.00pre6b

Mark McArthey wrote:

> I have a couple of Linux drives that I want to plug into my external drive
> enclosure and access the data on them. Right now they are just listed as
> having an 'Unknown Filesystem' in the drive manager within Windows XP. Is
> there a method for accessing the data this way? Right now I don't have
> another machine available to plug the drive into, otherwise I would just
> use Samba.
> Thanks for any help!