Linux Partition Access – How to Access a Linux Partition from Windows

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I'd like to be able to access my Linux /home partition from within Windows on a dual-boot machine. Since the partition is formatted for XFS, I can't use explore2fs.

What other ways might I be able to access my Linux partitions?

I've considered VirtualPC, VMWare, and VirtualBox and believe both VMWare and VirtualBox support accessing raw partitions, but am not sure what the quickest and lightest weight solution will be. Suggestions.

Best Answer

Cooperative Linux is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively. More generally, Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is a port of the Linux kernel that allows it to run cooperatively alongside another operating system on a single machine. For instance, it allows one to freely run Linux on Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7.

here's a tutorial: Ext3, ReiserFS & XFS in Windows thanks to coLinux

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