Windows / Linux HDD

[Lectrician]

My linux server has gone squit, and I want to upload my website from the HDD on this linux server to a hosted site.

To do this I need to put the HDD into my windows PC to upload the files.

Is there any compatibility issues with doing this?

Thanks in advance!

 

[PabloTeK]

Yes, Windows can only read FAT32, 16 and NTFS. Not all is lost however, if you have Ext2 or 3 (Not ReiserFS etc) you can use this: http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/

 

[Lectrician]

Thanks for that - are all linux platforms incompatible then?

How would I know which file system my Linux was using? The linux server is dead so cannot find out that way. It was running a very old version of Debian I think - although not 100% sure what.

 

[Cromewell]

If you have Linux on a VFAT partition then windows should be able to read it but the others ext2/3/etc wont work without some extra software to read it. It doesn't matter what type of linux you have, they all can use the same filesystems.

 

[Lectrician]

Thanks - would it be a stupid idea to just put it in and try to read it first? Would this cause any damage to files?

 

[Cromewell]

No it wouldn't hurt to try it, just don't format/repartition it if you see it as an unrecognized or damaged partition in windows.

 

[Short Ram Air]

No it wouldn't hurt to try it, just don't format/repartition it if you see it as an unrecognized or damaged partition in windows.

What happened to Bender?


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Listen to Cromewell, he knows his stuff.

I'd offer more help, but I haven't dabbled too deep into Linux yet...

 

[Lectrician]

Thanks guys.

Put the HDD into my XP machine this morning, and then let XP install hardware driver. I then installed this driver: http://www.fs-driver.org/download.html

Worked a treat. The drive doesn't appear in "My Computer", but is available if you goto explorer, z:\for example!

Brilliant - all done!