There are two methods to access Windows Subsystem for Linux files using File Explorer on Windows 11/10: Opening File Explorer from the WSL Terminal. Launching the root from File Explorer.

You see, Windows 11 (and 10) uses the NTFS file system while Linux can use EXT4, BTRFS, ZFS, and others. The issue is that Linux supports the NTFS file system, but Windows doesn’t support any of ...

DiskInternals Linux Reader lets you read files from Ex2/3/4, UFS2, HFS and ReiserFS/4 Linux file systems which are not natively supported on Windows 11/10.

Believe it or not, it’s possible to open a Linux terminal on a Windows 10 system and you might be surprised how much Linux functionality you’ll be able to get by doing so.

Most Linux distributions use the ext4 file system, so you’ll need a third-party utility that supports ext4 file systems on Windows if you want to access your Linux file system from Windows.

If you're new to Linux, knowing how the file system is laid out will alleviate some confusion. Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer Sept. 16, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. PT Screenshot by Jack Wallen ...

The Linux File System Unlike the drive-letter format on Windows, where files are organized under labels like C:\ or D:\, Linux uses a single-rooted structure that branches out from a single root ...