Saturday, January 13, 2007

Accessing Linux/freeBSD filesystem from windows

For some people who operates more than two operating system in one PC (like me) maybe lists of these tools would be useful. I use these tools if I'm on windows and need to access freeBSD (using UFS filesystem type) or Linux partition (using ext2/3 or Reiserfs filesystem type). Here are the lists:

for accessing Reiserfs filesystem type,
a. rfstool,
using command Line as default Interface
b. rfsgui,
a graphics front-end for rfstools and you don't need to download rfstools because it's already included in this package.
c. YaReG,
also a front-end for rfstool which developed with .NET platform. You need to install .NET framework from microsoft.
d. ReiserDriver,
is an Installable File System Driver (IFSD).No gui front-end, but your ReiserFS partitions will appear as additional disks in windows, allowing files from ReiserFS partitions to be transparently accessed from any windows application.
e. visualrfstool,
another front-end for rfstool developed using Delphi.

for accessing Ext2 or Ext3 filesystem you can use this tools,
a. ltools,
this tool not only support for Ext3 filesystem but also for Reiserfs (but i still have a problem when try to access reiserfs filesystem) beside that, this tools also using multiple platform as front-end ( .NET using C#, java, and web-based).
b. Explorer2FS,
support both of reiserfs and Ext2/Ext3 filesystem and also need package's dependencies.
c. Explorateur-Ext3FS,
I'm not yet try this tool, maybe you can give me your explanation for this tool.
d. Ext2IFS,
maybe this's the only one tool that come as a windows binary installer package. And the different between others that it doesn't come with gui front-end but you can view ext3/reiserfs partition directly from windows explorer because this tool directly integrated with windows explorer.

and if you need to access FreeBSD partition that use UFS filesystem type, these tools maybe helpful:
a. ufsexplorer,
licensed as shareware and come as a windows binary installer package.
b. ufs2tools,
using command prompt without
gui front-end support.
c. ffsdrv,
this tool is used to read FFS file system type. using simple gui to mount freebsd partition and developed using visual C++

For documentation's support, you can access official site for each tools. If you have another tool that not listed here, please let me know.

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