Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) Alternatives

Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) is described as 'Ext2Read is an explorer like utility to explore ext2/ext3/ext4 files. It now supports Linux LVM2. It can be used to view and copy files and folders. It can recursively copy entire folders. It can also be used to view and copy disk and file system images' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) for Windows, Linux and Mac. The best Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) alternative is DiskInternals Linux Reader, which is free. Other great apps like Ext2Read (Ext2Explore) are Linux File Systems for Windows, Paragon ExtFS, WinBtrfs and BeeGFS.

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    A freemium tool for reading files from EXT2/EXT3/EXT4, HFS, UFS2, Reiser4, and ReiserFS partitions in Windows. Some filesystem types locked restricted to "Pro" version.

    14 DiskInternals Linux Reader alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Windows
     
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    DiskInternals actually shows the files inside my home folder. Ext2Read doesn't, tho. Ext2Read only displays the home folder as some kind of text file that doesn't open.

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    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is the most popular Windows alternative to Ext2Read (Ext2Explore).

    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is the most popular free alternative to Ext2Read (Ext2Explore).

    • DiskInternals Linux Reader is Freemium and ProprietaryExt2Read (Ext2Explore) is Free and Open Source
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    Gain full access to ExtFS/Btrfs/XFS partitions from a Windows environment, ensuring optimal data safety and performance. Supports automount, LVM, and integration with 3rd party applications through GUI or command line, suitable for media handling and full file control.

    10 Linux File Systems for Windows alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
    • Linux File Systems for Windows is the most popular commercial alternative to Ext2Read (Ext2Explore).

    • Linux File Systems for Windows is Paid and ProprietaryExt2Read (Ext2Explore) is Free and Open Source
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    Enables Mac users to access Linux ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems, performing file operations like read, write, move, and delete. Mount and repair Linux volumes effortlessly, ensuring fast and seamless use across different operating systems.

    10 Paragon ExtFS alternatives

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
    • Paragon ExtFS is the most popular Mac alternative to Ext2Read (Ext2Explore).

    • Paragon ExtFS is Paid and ProprietaryExt2Read (Ext2Explore) is Free and Open Source
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    WinBtrfs is a Windows driver for the next-generation Linux filesystem Btrfs. A reimplementation from scratch, it contains no code from the Linux kernel, and should work on any version from Windows XP onwards. It is also included as part of the free operating system ReactOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
    • WinBtrfs is the most popular Open Source alternative to Ext2Read (Ext2Explore).

    • WinBtrfs is Free and Open SourceExt2Read (Ext2Explore) is also Free and Open Source
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    BeeGFS (formerly FhGFS) is a parallel cluster file system, developed with a strong focus on performance and designed for very easy installation and management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
     
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    Ext2Read is a utility for Windows to read Ext file systems. BeeGFS is not a utility. It's a file system.

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    • BeeGFS is the most popular Linux alternative to Ext2Read (Ext2Explore).

    • BeeGFS is Free and ProprietaryExt2Read (Ext2Explore) is Free and Open Source
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    Lustre is a massively parallel filesystem designed for high-performance, large-scale data.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    It provides Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 with full access to Linux Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as a dual boot environment on your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    XtreemFS is an object-based, distributed file system for wide area networks. The file system replicates objects for fault tolerance and caches metadata and data to improve performance over high-latency links. SSL and X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Mounting 3rd-party filesystems on macOS has always been tricky. There's official support for reading NTFS but otherwise we've mainly used solutions based on macFUSE. We've got NTFS-3g which is a pretty mature driver but for Linux filesystems there's only a couple...

    14 anylinuxfs alternatives

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    • Free
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