EXT4 reader for Windows?

[Jayce]

Since Linux tends to play nice with NTFS, I can always access my Windows partition from within Linux with a matter of one click. Rarely do I need things to go the other direction, but there are times I'm in Windows working on something and I find myself using YouTube constantly since I have no access to my music, which all resides on my EXT4 home directory within Ubuntu.

Does anybody know of an easy way to access documents on EXT4 partitions from within Vista/7?

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

There was an ext3 driver for Windows that worked fairly well but I don't think it was updated for ext4. I always make my Linux partition small and keep stuff on my Windows partition even if I'm primarily using Linux just for that reason, I can access NTFS no problem in Linux but the other direction isn't so easy. Another option is to make a third NTFS partition just for data, independent from either OS and accessible from both. I keep all my music and files on an older desktop I set up as a server, playing files off the network from any PC is pretty convenient especially at college where I can access it anywhere on campus.

Here's some ext2/3 drivers that may work:

Ext2 File System Driver for Windows | Download Ext2 File System Driver for Windows software for free at SourceForge.net
Ext2 IFS For Windows

 

[Jayce]

Well when it comes to available hard drive space vs amount of data vs what I use these OS's for, it kind of paints a picture I can't avoid. I use Linux for everything. If I'm gaming, I'm in Windows. The second I exit, I reboot. I just don't spend any more time in Windows than I need. But some of these online RPG games I've been getting into are sucking me in for more time than I bargained for, which is where having the music would be nice. My 500gb drives are about maxed, so making another partition which would be a duplicate of data is just out of the question. I'll just be patient until I save up for 1.5 TB's, which is my next plan.