How to access Ubuntu 11.04 files in Windows 7?

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How to read ext4 and btrfs partitions in Windows?

I installed Ubuntu 11.04 sometimes back within Windows 7 using wubi. Lately, I turned off my computer while ubuntu was shutting down. Since then Whenever i try booting ubuntu, I get a Segmentation fault error and busy box opens by default. Since I have crucial data on ubuntu disk, I want to access the ubuntu files from Windows 7. Is there any software which allows me to do so?

Note: For ubuntu installed within windows, all the data is stored in a file root.disk. One way to read it is by using ext2explore.

Solution 1

Windows 7 cannot read linux drives directly, however you can try running windows softwares like Ext2Fsd as mentioned above or LinuxReader by DiskInternals.

Solution 2

You can use Ext2Fsd to access an Ext4 (default Ubuntu partition format) partition in Windows.

A Ext4 partition will be mounted in read-only mode by default even do you could mount it in read-and-write mode if you really need to (not recommended).

You can find more information on how to run and install it here.

Comments

[danjjl]

If I had to save data from a corrupt Linux installation, I would use a live CD