Transfering files between OS

[person]

I am currently running 2 different OS on one computer (Windows and Linux). Is there any way that I can directly access the files I have in Windows in Linux or vise versa?

[rizzix]

Easy to transfer files from windows to linux (when you're in linux). You just have to mount your windows ntfs partition.

The other way around is possible too with certain software (i.e from linux to windows). (when you're in windows).

NTFS write support is experimental, i do not recommend trying it out.

[rdrake]

person, are you using ext3 for Linux? If so, there's an excellent driver for Windows that can access ext2/ext3 partitions. I'll give you a link if this is the case.

Linux can also support NTFS reading for sure, writing is (as rizzix said) still highly experimental. I've tried it, don't recommend it.

Easiest way is to use an FAT32 partition to send files between, but that requires modifying your current partition layout and may be more effort than it's worth.

[Aziz]

Indeed. I also notice a performance hit in my FAT32 drive . . . does that ext2/3 driver for Windows allow stable read/write access?

[rdrake]

Aziz @ Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:02 am wrote:

does that ext2/3 driver for Windows allow stable read/write access?

It worked better than I could have imagined. Check out the driver (especially the FAQ) from here. After setup it finds ext2/ext3 partitions and asks you which drive letter you wish to assign to them. You can change this in the control panel at any time really.

If you're using ReiserFS as your file system then I'd forget about a driver for Windows right now. You can get one, but it sucks beyond belief.

[Aziz]

Reiser file system? Never heard of it.

[person]

rdrake wrote:

I'll give you a link if this is the case.

That would be great. Thanks.

[rdrake]

person @ Fri Aug 17, 2007 12:28 pm wrote:

rdrake wrote:

I'll give you a link if this is the case.

That would be great. Thanks.

It lives here.

[md]

Aziz @ 2007-08-17, 8:52 am wrote:

Reiser file system? Never heard of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReiserFS I use it as the FS on most of my partitions. 'tis faster then ext3 I've found

[rdrake]

md @ Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:24 pm wrote:

Aziz @ 2007-08-17, 8:52 am wrote:

Reiser file system? Never heard of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReiserFS I use it as the FS on most of my partitions. 'tis faster then ext3 I've found

ReiserFS is fast as can be for smaller files. It also doesn't need to be checked every 30 mounts or 180 days like ext2/ext3 does. Plus if you want to access your Linux partition under Windows, ReiserFS should be the last type you choose.

[rizzix]

On the other hand, ReiserFS is ideal for *nix OS's.

*nix OS's happen to have a lot (I mean really... a lot!) of tiny small files. So using ReiserFS would be a significant boost in performance.