Accessing Linux files from windows

[Parano]

From Linux I can access my windows files, for in /mnt I can see my windows partitions:

/mnt/win_c

/mnt/win_d

/mnt/win_e

 

But from windows I don't see the Linux partitions. Would it be possible? How?

 

Also although I have set windows permissions on some folders to "all users have full control" I cannot in Linux add files to that windows folder. Why?

[Ixthusdan]

Windows pretends that other file formats do not exist, so you cannot see other os systems from wiondows. There should be no problem reading/writing to windows from linux, unless you are using ntfs. Then windows could attempt to not cooperate. Thank you, windows.

[SteveAmbrose]

Linux can read NTFS partions BUT cannot write to them. If you want to be able to write to modify or add files from Linux, you need to create a FAT32 partion. Once created, both operating systems can read/write on that partion.

 

HTH,

 

Steve

[Parano]

Thanks!

(To you not to windows!)

[mte]

Do a google search and type <your-file-system> windows and you should get some drivers for this.

[a13x]

Captive Static claims that it can write on a NTFS partition from Linux but so far I haven't managed to do that .......................

 

Captive Static

 

If you want Windoze to 'see' the ext2/3 partitions you can use

 

Ext2IFS (this driver offers only read only access to an ext2/3.

 

or check this site out. There is one tool there, if I remember well, that gives you full access.

 

TuningSoft

[papaschtroumpf]

There is a windows utility taht allows you to read/write linux partitions. can't remember the name offhand, google for it. I think it's got ext2 in the name.

 

see here for a driver that read ext2 from windows: http://ashedel.chat.ru/ext2fsnt/

 

if you'd rather not do drivers, here's an application: http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm

Edited August 26, 2004 by papaschtroumpf

[coverup]

There is a windows utility taht allows you to read/write linux partitions. can't remember the name offhand, google for it. I think it's got ext2 in the name.

 

see here for a driver that read ext2 from windows: http://ashedel.chat.ru/ext2fsnt/

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I use one of the early versions of Paragon Ext2Everywhere on a daily basis. It works seemlessly and gives a read/write access from Windows to ext3 Linux partitions. Only inconvenience is that files written to linux partitions have root ownership. Though this may be because this is a demo version (it came with one of the magazines).