Ext 4 driver for windows

**praveesh** · October 20th, 2009

My friend wish to view the linux partition in windows . I could find ext 2 driver for windows in the internet . But he is planning to move to karmic . And I couldn't find any ext 4 drivers for windows in the net . Is there any ext4 drivers for windows available ? Thanks

Is this question in the right place ? Should I ask in the main support categories ?

**openfly** · October 20th, 2009

I know ext3 was backwards compatible to ext2 so windows ext2 drivers would work. I am not familiar with ext4s compatability with ext2.

**Nozze** · October 20th, 2009

I only know that I had trouble with the ext2driver at my ext4 partition so I would like a new driver if some one have one.

**Jesus_Valdez** · October 20th, 2009

I installed the afore mention driver for EXT2 and I'm unable to see my Jaunty partition (EXT4) from windows Vista.

So, I hope You could find a solution and share it with us.

**Dragonbite** · October 20th, 2009

This would be extremely helpful.

**sanderj** · October 20th, 2009

See info here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1181698

Short answer: No, you can't.

**Dragonbite** · October 20th, 2009

Originally Posted by sanderj

See info here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1181698

Short answer: No, you can't.

Yet.

**Excedio** · October 20th, 2009

Where there's a will...there's a way

**Nerd King** · October 21st, 2009

Personally I wouldn't want windows accessing my linux partition thank you very much. It's a nice little security barrier keeping them seperate! My simple rule is Don't Give Windows Access To Anything Important.