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How to view ext-4 file system on windows 7

Ext-4 (fourth extended filesystem) is the default file system of the modern linux distro. And NTFS (New Technology File System) is the default file system for windows system now. If you format your disk you can view the files on linux because linux support both file system. But you can’t open ext 4 (or any ext version ) formatted file system with windows. Fortunately there are some driver which can be used to access ext 4 file system on windows. ext2fsd is one of the best of them. I have used it and it is working fine. It does not support ext4 natively.So first download and install the ext2fsd from here and install it. Now download the patch from here and extract the zip file. There is read me file, follow the instruction given in the read me file and you can read the ext4 file system from windows now. You have both option either you can mount the filesystem on read only mode or read write mode. cheers APaul