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Author Topic: Filesystem question  (Read 5518 times)

arvsft

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Filesystem question
« on: June 08, 2011, 01:15:10 PM »
After the drives have been formatted in the DNS-320, will I be able to read those drives in a separate SATA dock/enclosure?  Let's say, once I fill up my drives, I want the ability to "archive" one in a safe and use the other one for read access in a dock/enclosure.

Will I be able to do this or is it formatted in a way it cannot be easily accessed?
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ivan

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Re: Filesystem question
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2011, 04:24:38 AM »
That will depend on what operating system you use.

The drives are formatted Ext3 (linux) so if you are using windows you will need an installable file system or a live linux CD to read and copy from the disk.
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arvsft

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Re: Filesystem question
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2011, 01:37:01 PM »
thanks for responding ivan.

So I'm in the Windows 7 64-bit world.  I'm sure there are utils out there that I can install that will enable me to read from an enclosure/dock?

I did a quick Google on 'ext3 Windows 7' and there looks like there are solutions out there that dates back to 2009.  Was hoping there is a simple "install" I can do accomodate what I need.
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ivan

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Re: Filesystem question
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2011, 03:51:21 AM »
Sorry I can't help with win7 - we don't use it here and only have a copy of XP in a VM  for when someone sends us a document we can't open because it uses some obscure win format.

I do know there is an ext2IFS that has been reported to work with win7 and would thing there would be something similar for ext3.  Once an IFS is installed the OS sees the drive and, in the case of windows, assigns it a drive letter.  All you have to do is find the IFS that works, then you can install the drive in a USB2/SATA caddy plug it in and work with it.
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Linhares

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Re: Filesystem question
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2011, 04:01:00 AM »
There are some programs that work fine reading and writing in ext3.
Many work as a service so you can use it as a normal (external) disk:

> Ext2IFS
> Ext2fsd
> Explore2fs
> DiskInternals Linux Reader (reader only) ...
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arvsft

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Re: Filesystem question
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2011, 11:57:49 PM »
Just an update.

I Ext2Fsd as suggested (thanks Linhares).  Program was pretty straight forward.  I was able to view the volume in read-only mode.  Worked like a charm.

So...going back to my original question: "will I be able to read those drives in a separate SATA dock/enclosure?"

Verdict: YES!
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