Ted Heise
2019-07-23 15:18:20 UTC
Hi all,
For many years I ran a home server based on Slackware, but decided
to retire it in ~2016. I was running 10.2, I think (not sure that
it matters for my question).
There are a few files I'd like to get off the hdd (formatted with
an ext3 filesystem), and I've gotten a Sabrent USB adaptor. My
Windows 10 laptop sees the adaptor, but not the drive (no big
surprise there).
I've searched around on the web and found a few utilities that are
supposed to let me access the ext3 filesytem from Windows, but
they have very mixed reviews (including one or two that were
reported as corrupting the disk).
My question is whether anyone on the group can recommend a utility
that has worked well for this purpose?
I recognize that I could set up a Linux system (maybe a virtual
Slack on my laptop), but for now would like to try the approach
I've started.
For many years I ran a home server based on Slackware, but decided
to retire it in ~2016. I was running 10.2, I think (not sure that
it matters for my question).
There are a few files I'd like to get off the hdd (formatted with
an ext3 filesystem), and I've gotten a Sabrent USB adaptor. My
Windows 10 laptop sees the adaptor, but not the drive (no big
surprise there).
I've searched around on the web and found a few utilities that are
supposed to let me access the ext3 filesytem from Windows, but
they have very mixed reviews (including one or two that were
reported as corrupting the disk).
My question is whether anyone on the group can recommend a utility
that has worked well for this purpose?
I recognize that I could set up a Linux system (maybe a virtual
Slack on my laptop), but for now would like to try the approach
I've started.
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Ted Heise <***@panix.com> West Lafayette, IN, USA
Ted Heise <***@panix.com> West Lafayette, IN, USA