what type of file system

struggled_newbie · 09-19-2011, 05:08 AM

Hello Linux Guru's

I just want to ask what type of hard disk file system in Centos that is can be browsable to windows? for examle if I detach the hardisk from centos then attach it to windows as slave the hardisk is ready and browsable.

hi2arun · 09-19-2011, 05:56 AM

Hope this should help...

http://www.howtoforge.com/access-lin...s-from-windows

16pide · 09-19-2011, 07:38 AM

I tend to do it the other way around. I format my disks on Windows machines. Usually using ntfs format because i can then have files on it larger than 4GB.
Then plug your disk on a Linux machine, and any recent Linux distro will be able to read and write on it.

The bonus of doing it this way, is you can then go to any windows box, and not need to install any driver or configure anything to access the data on that disk.

onebuck · 09-19-2011, 08:03 AM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by 16pide

I tend to do it the other way around. I format my disks on Windows machines. Usually using ntfs format because i can then have files on it larger than 4GB.
Then plug your disk on a Linux machine, and any recent Linux distro will be able to read and write on it.

The part "plug your disk on a Linux machine" should be expanded to include that the Gnu/Linux should have 'NTFS-3G support.

Yes, most modern Gnu/Linux do use 'NTFS-3G'.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 16pide

The bonus of doing it this way, is you can then go to any windows box, and not need to install any driver or configure anything to access the data on that disk.

Just to clarify;

Quote:

excerpt from http://aumha.org/a/parts.htm
MULTIPLE OPERATING SYSTEMS

If you are booting multiple operating systems, in most cases you will want separate partitions for each one. This isn’t the only way to do it, and there are many things to take into consideration; but this is one of the most popular ways to do it. And, by now, Microsoft specifically recommends each separate OS have its own partition: see MSKB 217210.
An exception to this is if you are booting Windows 98 and Windows NT/2000/XP. NT/2000/XP will install itself right on the C: partition with Win98, and provide a multiboot menu at startup. Just make sure, before you start, that the C: partition is in a file format all of your operating systems can read. Use the table below to determine what file format each OS can read:

Win95 (original and A): FAT16
Win95B (also called OSR2): FAT16 and FAT32
Win98 & Win ME: FAT16 and FAT32
Win NT 4.0: FAT16 & NTFS 4
Win 2000 & Win XP: FAT16, FAT32, NTFS 4, & NTFS 5

Be sure the OS does support the filesystem. So "any windows box" should support the filesystem on the hard disk moved. Not all M$ OS support NTFS!

May seem nit-picky but some people take things verbatim.

struggled_newbie · 09-19-2011, 07:54 PM

Thanks, I really appreciate all of the responses. If I may request, there is one more thing missing on my problem. For Instance I have a CentOS 6 Box that has a 20 GB slave drive w/ ext3 file system mounted to /home and I plan to detach it and attach to my Windows XP as a slave. Will I ever browse the files of the slave ext3 file system from the Windows XP? I don't think so... well please correct me if I'm wrong I'm just thinking if there are any type of file system previously attached from any Linux box that can be automatically browseable to Windows as a added slave drive