Ext2Fsd Project

Open source ext3/4 file system driver for Windows (2K/XP/WIN7/WIN8)

Ext2Fsd 0.63 was released !

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Features implemented or bugfix since V0.62:

 Features:
     1, Symlink (ReparsePoint) support implemented by ngkaho1234. See his
        repository for more details: http://github.com/ngkaho1234/Ext3Fsd.git
     2, Hard links support implemented
     3, Win10 TH2 drive letter assignment supported
     4, Case-insensitive-search supported (caused by dentry hash)
     5, Peformance improvements for metadata operations

 Bugs fixed:
     1, BSOD when trying to format or dismount EXT4 volumes
     2, invalid extent content for newly created inodes
     3, Possible data corruption (zero data) under high pressure (WDK building)
     4, Splash screen of Ext2Mgr removed
Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.63:
    1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size
    2, dir_index:    htree directory index
    3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry
    4, large_file:   > 4G files supported
    5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
    6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum
    7, extent:       full support with extending and shrinking.
    8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
    9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group
  10, symlink and hardlink
Unsupported Ext3/4 features:
    1, journal: log-based operations, external journal
    2, EA (extended attributes), ACL support
Features to be implemented in next release:
   1, mounted as given user: privilege checking with given uid & gid
   2, EA and ACL security checking
Files descriptions:
Ext2Fsd-0.63.exe:       setup wizard for Windows systems (Win2k, Winxp,
                        Vista, Win7, Win8, Server 2003, Server 2008/R2)
Ext2Fsd-0.63.7z:        Batch setup package in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.63.zip:       Batch setup package in zip

Download link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/files/Ext2fsd/0.63/
Files checksum:
C:\Works\Ext2fsd\0.63>sha1sum Ext2Fsd-0.63*
fba65fdaa84a798390abb90c997a80417aeacfce *Ext2Fsd-0.63.7z
e4f6971c67d7307dd2aa6793dcefaba1b30c847e *Ext2Fsd-0.63.exe
55cced23064ed60bd54749bf14c2bf3db5c42968 *Ext2Fsd-0.63.zip
WARNINGS:
    The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,
    since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it
    on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and
    use it at your own risk!
Matt <mattwu@163.com>
https://www.ext2fsd.com

Written by Matt

March 13th, 2016 at 6:50 pm

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WIN10 TH2 Mount Issue

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Here’s a temporary solution:

  1. Download Ext2Mount from http://ext2fsd.com/soft/Ext2Mount.zip
  2. Run Ext2mgr (Ext2 Volume Manager) to get the device name of your EXT volume (see PIC 1)
  3. Start Windows cmd or (WIN key)+r, then execute: Ext2Mount mount \device\… (see PIC 2)

PIC 1: Get Volume Name with Ext2Mgr

PIC 2: Run Ext2Mount

Written by Matt

November 26th, 2015 at 5:53 pm

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Ext2Fsd 0.62 was released !

with 51 comments

Features implemented or bugfix since V0.61:
    1, FIXME: STEAM game cache (data) validation failures
    2, FIXME: WDK sources compiling random (rare) failures
Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.62:
    1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size
    2, dir_index:    htree directory index
    3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry
    4, large_file:   > 4G files supported
    5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
    6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum
    7, extent:       full support with extending and shrinking.
    8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
    9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group
Unsupported Ext3/4 features:
    1, journal: log-based operations, external journal
    2, EA (extended attributes), ACL support
    3, symlink creation
Features to be implemented in next release:
    1, Reparse point support (hardlink, symbolic link etc)
    2, mounted as given user: privilege checking with given uid & gid
Files descriptions:
Ext2Fsd-0.62.exe:       setup wizard for Windows systems (Win2k, Winxp,
                        Vista, Win7, Win8, Server 2003, Server 2008/R2)
Ext2Fsd-0.62.7z:        Batch setup package in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.62.zip:       Batch setup package in zip
Ext2Fsd-0.62.src.7z:    Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in 7-zip
Ext2Fsd-0.62.src.zip:   Source codes of Ext3Fsd and Ext2Mgr in zip
Download link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/files/Ext2fsd/0.62/
Files checksum:
C:\Works\Ext2fsd\0.62>sha1sum Ext2Fsd-0.62*
362c59b91f2270d31561c5f3f264a162a8e9fdf7 *Ext2Fsd-0.62.7z
67f88afb643c7a722cc2ea0390815e252c44720b *Ext2Fsd-0.62.exe
0601689509726fade69fe9b5be3d1bb88fc98fea *Ext2Fsd-0.62.src.7z
e39c9bec0d7dd9685256ea392e410e6974d4ce9f *Ext2Fsd-0.62.src.zip
9cfe9d45225381edfe6c0ab41197fef1440446f0 *Ext2Fsd-0.62.zip
WARNINGS:
 
    The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,
    since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it
    on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and
    use it at your own risk!
Matt <mattwu@163.com>
https://www.ext2fsd.com

Written by Matt

June 10th, 2015 at 12:55 am

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