What is Paragon ExtFS?
Paragon ExtFS is a commercial driver developed by Paragon Software that enables full read/write access to Linux file systems on Windows. It supports the major Linux file systems including Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, ReiserFS, and XFS.
By installing Paragon ExtFS, you can access Linux partitions inside Windows just like any other Windows drive. You get complete read/write access as if they are native Windows volumes. It integrates seamlessly into Windows Explorer without the need for any special management tools.
Key features of Paragon ExtFS include:
- Full read/write access to Ext2/Ext3/Ext4, ReiserFS, and XFS partitions
- Access Linux volumes like regular Windows drives
- Format Linux volumes inside Windows
- Compatible with all major Linux distributions
- Supports Linux LVM2 and software RAID volumes
- Allows transfering files between Linux and Windows seamlessly
Paragon ExtFS is a useful tool for dual-boot systems to share data easily between Windows and Linux. It eliminates the need to transfer files manually between operating systems. The commercial version comes with a 30-day free trial to test full functionality.
Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X, Linux File Systems for Windows, Ext2Fsd, DiskInternals Linux Reader, Ext2 Installable File System, Ext2Read (Ext2Explore), HFSExplorer, macFUSE, Fuse4X, Explore2fs are some alternatives to Paragon ExtFS.