[Eug-lug] Linux Partition < ---> Windows Partition Communications Beakdown

[Jared Ubelhor]

Your biggest problem is that Windows cannot understand Linux file systems,
and Linux can only read NTFS.

I work around this problem by having a third hard drive to store files on
and trade between operating systems.

Linux Drive - ext2/ext3/ReiserFS/whatever
Windows - NTFS
Third Drive - FAT32

This is also nice since it lets me nuke and pave at will to try other
distros without worring about writing over my files.
You might want to invest in a high capacity flash drive.

On 1/23/07, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 1/23/07, Harald Sundt <h_sundt at efn.org> wrote:
> >
> > I have a Laptop with 2 partitions:
> >
> > Windows XP
> >
> > Fedora Linux
> >
> > In Windows,... how do I read data files on my Linux partition
>
>
> This is very difficult if the linux partition is not in a format that
> Windows can understand.
> If linux was installed on a FAT partition you should be seeing it
> already.... I remember seeing
> an ext2 (or was it ext3) driver for windows, last time I saw it, it was
> read-only for safety.
>
>
> In Linux,... how do I read files on my Windows Partition
>
>
> Also depends on what part. types you use.  Mount the partition on a
> mountpoint,
> using the appropriate type (FAT, NTFS, etc), then browse.
>
>
> I don't ask much!
> >
> > Thancx
> >
> > Hal
>
>
>
>
> It doesn't seem like much, but depending on your circumstances, it could
> be nigh impossible.  :(
>
> sorry,
>
>    Ben
>
>
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