How can I mount an EXT2 partition under Windows 7?

windows-7 external-hard-drive compatibility

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There are several options, but in the long run I prefer having a FAT32 or NTFS partition that I share on a dual boot system.

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LanceBaynes

Updated on September 18, 2022

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LanceBaynes almost 2 years

How can I mount an EXT2 partition under Windows 7? Not under Total Commander, because I'm searching for a solution to "see the partition from the My Computer" icon.

Are there any? A read-only file system would be enough, as I don't really need a writable EXT2 file system under Windows 7 Pro (64bit).

UPDATE: the EXT2 disk is really an USB HDD.
- slhck almost 13 years
  
  possible duplicate of Sharing Drive Between Ubuntu and Windows 7 -- please see the first answer about sharing an ext2 partition. Also this and this.
- Admin over 12 years
  
  Run the program in compability mode vista service pack 2, and then as adminstrator
- Ramhound over 12 years
  
  This answer is not correct. It makes no sense. Running it in this compability mode would just cause it to run as if it was running on Vista which behaves EXACTLY like it normally would on Windows 7.
LanceBaynes almost 13 years

ext2ifs doesn't work under win7..
LanceBaynes almost 13 years

ext2fsd didn't work, win7 gived me an error message: didn't recognized the drive, format?...
LanceBaynes almost 13 years

"linux reader" is detected as a virus according to virustotal.com...
LanceBaynes almost 13 years

explore2fs is not what i want. i need a solution so that the EXT2 drive could be visible in the "my computer", and not by opening a program..
LanceBaynes almost 13 years

no, it doesn't helped me, why would it?
Almir Sarajčić almost 13 years

I thought it might because you asked about mounting an EXT2 partition in Windows 7. I don't use Windows myself, so I'm not speaking from experience, just trying to be helpful.
Ramhound over 12 years

@LanceBaynes - Windows does not support EXT2 thus what you want is not possible.
Daniel H almost 12 years

This site exists so that people who ARE experts in one area can help those who aren't. If you don't know the answer, then don't answer the question. You can post a comment if you think you have something to say that isn't an answer. Edit: it does; it now shows this question. In general, don't assume somebody can't Google unless you have actual evidence of this. Also, provide links: the site Google gave you may have been helpful (but probably would have been found already if it were), but by now, Google probably gives a different site.
chrismead over 11 years

linux reader worked for me on win7 with ms security essentials as the virus protection