http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows<p>Here's the use case: I dual boot Windows and Linux. There are heaps of files that I share between them (one example would be about 65GB of snaps). I therefore need a partition that at the very minimum:</p> <ol> <li>Linux can read and write</li> <li>Windows can read</li> </ol> <p>Ideally, I'd like both OSes to be able to read and write to it. Obviously, this depends on how I format the partition. I'm currently using NTFS. </p> <p>So, does anyone know of an alternative way of doing it? Speed is not a concern. Accessibility of the data is. Secondary to that is the best possible use of the available space.</p> <p>Options I've already tried:</p> <ol> <li>An ext3 parition with ext2fsd on Windows. Not good enough because I've had BSODs while trying to copy heaps of folders simultaneously</li> <li>Multiple FAT32 partitions. NTFS is better. </li> </ol>enSat, 15 May 2010 12:15:41 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/607<p>Linux Handles NTFS with ease - You might as well do it that way unless you can have a server you mount via SAMBA or preferably NFS.</p> <p>Keeping it local to the machine itself in a dual boot environment pretty much means using the least common denominator for both systems - NTFS.</p>tallshipSat, 15 May 2010 12:15:41 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/607http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/567<p>If read-only access is OK fir you, there are also linux fs reader software available for windows. they do not mount the partition as a disk drive but allows you to browse the ext2(3,4) partition and copy files from there.</p>atillaThu, 13 May 2010 20:48:58 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/567http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/556<p>Are you running into problems with NTFS? I've done this for years just using NTFS and haven't had any problems. IMO just keep doing what you're doing.</p>JD50Thu, 13 May 2010 14:22:45 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/556http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/531<p>Try this: <a href="http://www.fs-driver.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fs-driver.org/</a> Ext2 Installable File System For Windows</p>RonWed, 12 May 2010 15:16:26 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/531http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/431<p>Your best bet is to stick to using NTFS. Most modern Linux desktop distributions I know of (such as Ubuntu for example), will automatically mount an NTFS partition when you access it through the Places menu for example. If you need something to auto-mount an NTFS drive on boot there are a number of utilities to GUI this for you. You can install this in Ubuntu for example by entering in terminal:</p> <pre><code>sudo apt-get install ntfs-config </code></pre> <p>And then running it to help configure these drives for auto-mount by typing:</p> <pre><code>gksudo ntfs-config </code></pre> <p>You cannot, unfortunately use ext3 or ext4 as Windows (even Windows 7) provides no support for these formats.</p> <p>Good luck.</p>GarethMon, 10 May 2010 14:03:26 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/416/readingwriting-fromto-a-partition-from-linux-and-windows/431