Как форматировать диск в ext4 в windows

Как отформатировать флешку или SD-карту в файловую систему Ext4? Чтобы, к примеру, иметь возможность хранить на внешнем флеш-носителе, подключаемом к Android-устройству, файлы весом более 4 Гб, если такой носитель изначально форматирован в FAT32. Ext4 – прекрасная альтернатива неподдерживаемой нативно Android’ом файловой системе NTFS и старой, ограниченной FAT32. Ext4 используется в системах Linux, она современная, стабильная, производительная, не подвержена фрагментации данных.

И позволяет хранить файлы с максимальным весом 16 Тб. Отформатировать любой носитель данных в Ext4 легко можно с помощью любого дистрибутива Linux. Загружаемся с диска установки Linux, работаем с установочным носителем как с LiveDisk, запускаем программу GParted. И с её помощью форматируем флеш-носитель в Ext4.

А как форматировать устройства информации в Ext4 в среде Windows?

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Windows не то, что не умеет форматировать в Ext4, система от Microsoft не поддерживает Ext4, т.е. не отображает форматированные в ней носители. Получить доступ к таким носителям можно либо с помощью сторонних файловых менеджеров, которые реализуют доступ к носителям, форматированным в файловых системах Linux, либо с помощью специального драйвера, внедряющего, в частности, поддержку Ext4 на системном уровне. К этому вопросу мы ещё вернёмся. Для форматирования же в Ext4 носителей в среде Windows необходимо прибегнуть к стороннему софту – менеджерам дисков. Но далеко не всем таковым под силу справиться с этой задачей. К, примеру, известные программы для работы с дисками от Acronis и AOME могут форматировать только в Ext2 и Ext3. С Ext4 работают дисковые менеджеры от Paragon и MiniTool.

Рассмотрим их.

1. Paragon Hard Disk Manager

Дисковый менеджер Paragon Hard Disk Manager – платный продукт, к нему есть смысл прибегать, если он уже установлен на компьютере. Можно использовать как предыдущую версию программы 15, так и новую 16. Работая с последней, переключаемся на вкладку «Partition Manager», кликаем оперируемый носитель, в нашем случае это виртуальный жёсткий диск.

Появится дополнительное окно с возможными опциями. Выбираем «Форматировать том».

Далее указываем «Linux Ext4» в графе выбора файловой системы. Ставим подтверждающую галочку внизу, мол, мы понимаем, что операция ведёт к потере данных на носителе. И жмём «Форматировать».

Применяем операцию кнопкой «Apply».

Всё.

2. MiniTool Partition Wizard

Программа MiniTool Partition Wizard также умеет форматировать носители информации в Ext4, причём это возможность из числа предусмотренных в бесплатной редакции Free.

Скачать её можно здесь:

https://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html

Запускаем программу, кликаем нужный носитель, вызываем контекстное меню, жмём «Format».

В графе «File System» указываем Ext4. Жмём «Ок».

Применяем операцию кнопкой «Apply».

Всё.

3. Отображение накопителя с Ext4 в среде Windows

Итак, Windows нативно не «дружит» с файловыми системами других операционных систем. Чтобы в дальнейшем с флеш-носителем, форматированным в Ext4, можно было работать и на Android, и на Linux, и в среде Windows, в последнюю нужно внедрить упомянутый выше драйвер поддержки файловых систем Linux. Он называется Ext2Fsd, распространяется свершено бесплатно, его сайт — www.ext2fsd.com.(Скачать файл) На сайте есть ссылка загрузки драйвера, проходим по ней и скачиваем EXE-файл. На момент написания этой статьи актуальна версия 0.69 драйвера, и файл для скачивания называется, соответственно, Ext2Fsd-0.69.exe.

Далее просто устанавливаем драйвер. В процессе установки нам будет предложена автоматическая настройка файловых систем Linux для отображения в среде Windows. Нужно просто не трогать галочки на этапе «Select Additional Tasks».

После установки Ext2Fsd носители с Ext4 будут видны в проводнике Windows.

Форматирование в Ext4

В одной из прошлых статей мы говорили про файловую систему Ext4, рассмотрели её историю и опции монтирования. Теперь пришло время поговорить про форматирование раздела в Ext4.

Это довольно просто сделать даже с помощью различных графических инструментов. Но если вы хотите использовать специальные параметры файловой системы, то вам понадобится утилита mkfs. О ней мы сегодня и поговорим.

Форматирование в Ext4

Я предполагаю, что раздел, который вы хотите отформатировать в Ext4 у вас уже есть. Если его ещё нет, обратитесь к статье как пользоваться gparted или как пользоваться parted чтобы его создать.

1. Опции mke2fs

Для форматирования мы будем использовать утилиту mkfs.ext4 или mke2fs. Это одна и та же утилита. У неё такой синтаксис:

$ mkfs.ext4 опции /раздел/диска

Ей можно передавать такие опции:

2. Возможности Ext4

С помощью опции -O можно включить такие возможности файловой системы:

Здесь рассмотрены не все опции файловой системы и её возможности, а только самые интересные. Более подробнее смотрите информацию на man страницах для mkfs.ext4 и ext4.

3. Простое форматирование

А теперь давайте попробуем создать файловую систему ext4 с меткой DATA:

Для того чтобы выполнить проверку диска на наличие битых секторов используйте опцию -c или -cc для более долгой но тщательной проверки:

4. Включение проверки контрольных сумм

Теперь поговорим про возможности. Для включения контрольных сумм для всех метаданных используйте возможность metadata_csum:

5. Отключение журналирования

Если вы хотите отключить журналирование в файловой системе используйте значок ^ перед возможностью has_journal:

6. Поддержка квот

Для включения поддержки квот на разделе создание файловой системы ext4 выполняется с опцией quota:

Для управления квотами установите пакет quota:

sudo apt install quota

Файловую систему надо примонтировать с поддержкой квот:

Затем нужно выполнить такую команду для инициализации файлов квот:

Далее можно настроить квоты для нужного пользователя. Например:

sudo edquota sergiy

В открывшемся файле вы можете настроить квоты по блокам и inode для этого пользователя. После этого они будут автоматически применены.

7. Поддержка шифрования

Для создания файловой системы с поддержкой шифрования используйте возможность encrypt:

Шифрование выполняется на уровне папок. Поэтому сначала давайте примонтируем только что созданную файловую систему, а потом создадим папку /ecrypted:

sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt

sudo mkdir /mnt/ecrypted

Для настройки шифрования надо использовать утилиту fscrypt. В Ubuntu утилита устанавливается так:

sudo apt install fscrypt

Затем выполните первоначальную инициализацию:

sudo fscrypt setup

После этого инициализируйте шифрование для только что созданной файловой системы:

sudo fscrypt setup /mnt

Папка должна принадлежать пользователю, для которого вы будете её шифровать:

sudo chown sergiy:sergiy /mnt/encrypted

Чтобы зашифровать папку выполните:

fscrypt encrypt /mnt/encrypted

Утилита спросит каким образом защищать вашу папку, выберите пункт 2 чтобы ввести свой пароль. Затем введите пароль два раза:

fscrypt status /mnt/encrypted/

Выводы

В этой статье мы рассмотрели как отформатировать в Ext4 раздел диска, а также какие опции можно указать при форматировании. Мы разобрались как отключить журналирование, включить квоты или шифрование на уровне файловой системы.

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И позволяет хранить файлы с максимальным весом 16 Тб. Отформатировать любой носитель данных в Ext4 легко можно с помощью любого дистрибутива Linux. Загружаемся с диска установки Linux, работаем с установочным носителем как с LiveDisk, запускаем программу GParted. И с её помощью форматируем флеш-носитель в Ext4.

А как форматировать устройства информации в Ext4 в среде Windows?

1. Paragon Hard Disk Manager

Дисковый менеджер Paragon Hard Disk Manager – платный продукт, к нему есть смысл прибегать, если он уже установлен на компьютере. Можно использовать как предыдущую версию программы 15, так и новую 16. Работая с последней, переключаемся на вкладку «Partition Manager», кликаем оперируемый носитель, в нашем случае это виртуальный жёсткий диск.

Появится дополнительное окно с возможными опциями. Выбираем «Форматировать том».

Далее указываем «Linux Ext4» в графе выбора файловой системы. Ставим подтверждающую галочку внизу, мол, мы понимаем, что операция ведёт к потере данных на носителе. И жмём «Форматировать».

Применяем операцию кнопкой «Apply».

Скачать её можно здесь:

Запускаем программу, кликаем нужный носитель, вызываем контекстное меню, жмём «Format».

В графе «File System» указываем Ext4. Жмём «Ок».

Применяем операцию кнопкой «Apply».

3. Отображение накопителя с Ext4 в среде Windows

Далее просто устанавливаем драйвер. В процессе установки нам будет предложена автоматическая настройка файловых систем Linux для отображения в среде Windows. Нужно просто не трогать галочки на этапе «Select Additional Tasks».

После установки Ext2Fsd носители с Ext4 будут видны в проводнике Windows.

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1. Paragon Hard Disk Manager

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Рассмотрим, как выполнять основные задачи с помощью утилиты MiniTool Partition Wizard.
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Процедура осуществляется следующим образом:

Как отформатировать флешку в формат ext4?

Работая с последней, переключаемся на вкладку «Partition Manager», кликаем оперируемый носитель, в нашем случае это виртуальный жёсткий диск. Появится дополнительное окно с возможными опциями. Выбираем «Форматировать том». Далее указываем «Linux Ext4» в графе выбора файловой системы.

Как отформатировать флешку с Линуксом?

Вы можете отформатировать USB-накопитель через графический интерфейс вашей системы Ubuntu следующим образом:

Как узнать какая файловая система Linux?

Как узнать файловую систему Linux

Как открыть дисковод на Linux?

Чтобы открыть дисковод компакт-дисков / извлечь компакт-диск:

Итак, чтобы объединить диски с помощью MiniTool Partition Wizard, запустите программу и кликните по тому (пусть будет C), к которому вы хотите присоединить другой раздел (условный D). В контекстном меню выберите вариант Merge («Объединить»). В открывшемся окне щёлкните по этому же разделу (C) и нажмите Next.

Для использования MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable нужно скачать iso-образ приложения и записать его на CD/DVD-диск, либо же создать загрузочный USB-носитель. После этого перегрузите систему, установив предпочитаемый источник загрузки на оптический носитель (или USB).

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Как отформатировать жесткий диск ext4 в windows

Я пытаюсь создать файловую систему ext4 на внешнем диске. Менеджер разделов, который я обычно использую, EASEUS Partition Master, не поддерживает ext4. Какие бесплатные альтернативы?

Изменить: Оказывается, MiniTools Partition Wizard поддерживает ext4.

3 ответа

Хмм, я не пробовал это, но Cygwin имеет mke2fs в пакете e2fsprogs. Взгляните на:

Как отформатировать Ext2 в Windows XP? и оговорку о специальных именах устройств, в которых упоминается ответ: Ссылка

Мастер разделов MiniTool – это бесплатный (для домашнего использования) менеджер разделов, который может форматировать раздел как EXT2 / 3/4 из окон – Ссылка

Я считаю, что инструменты формата хранения HP USB Disk могут помочь вам ( Ссылка ). Также проверьте Hiren ( Ссылка ), я знаю, что у них есть несколько инструментов форматирования.

И позволяет хранить файлы с максимальным весом 16 Тб. Отформатировать любой носитель данных в Ext4 легко можно с помощью любого дистрибутива Linux. Загружаемся с диска установки Linux, работаем с установочным носителем как с LiveDisk, запускаем программу GParted. И с её помощью форматируем флеш-носитель в Ext4.

А как форматировать устройства информации в Ext4 в среде Windows?

1. Paragon Hard Disk Manager

Дисковый менеджер Paragon Hard Disk Manager – платный продукт, к нему есть смысл прибегать, если он уже установлен на компьютере. Можно использовать как предыдущую версию программы 15, так и новую 16. Работая с последней, переключаемся на вкладку «Partition Manager», кликаем оперируемый носитель, в нашем случае это виртуальный жёсткий диск.

Появится дополнительное окно с возможными опциями. Выбираем «Форматировать том».

Далее указываем «Linux Ext4» в графе выбора файловой системы. Ставим подтверждающую галочку внизу, мол, мы понимаем, что операция ведёт к потере данных на носителе. И жмём «Форматировать».

Применяем операцию кнопкой «Apply».

Скачать её можно здесь:

Запускаем программу, кликаем нужный носитель, вызываем контекстное меню, жмём «Format».

В графе «File System» указываем Ext4. Жмём «Ок».

Применяем операцию кнопкой «Apply».

3. Отображение накопителя с Ext4 в среде Windows

Далее просто устанавливаем драйвер. В процессе установки нам будет предложена автоматическая настройка файловых систем Linux для отображения в среде Windows. Нужно просто не трогать галочки на этапе «Select Additional Tasks».

После установки Ext2Fsd носители с Ext4 будут видны в проводнике Windows.

This article will show you the introduction of Ext4 and NTFS as well as the solution of format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7.

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“I’d like to format one of my partitions to NTFS which is Ext4 at the moment and an Ubuntu is installed on, that I don’t need anymore. But I can’t see the partition in My Computer, I’ve never tried anything like that so I don’t know what to do. How can I format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows? Is there any suggestion?”

Why format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7?

In a computer, a file system is the way in which files are named and where they are placed logically for storage and retrieval. Besides, it also used to manage space on available storage devices. Without file system, file stored on a device would be one large body of data, as data does not know where to stop or when to begin. There are many different kinds of file systems, each of them has its own structure and logic rules, speed, size, etc. Generally, Ext4 is the default file system in Ubuntu Linux and the default file system in Windows is NTFS. If you connect a hard drive with Ext4 file system to your Windows computer, you will find that Windows does not support Ext4 file system. That is to say, you need to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows if you want to use that Ext4 hard drive in Windows 10/8/7.

How to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7?

Don’t know how to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7? Here provides you two methods to do this operation.

First of all, you should connect your Ext4 hard drive to you Windows computer, and make sure it can be detected.

Method 1. Format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7 with Diskpart.

Use Diskpart to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows, you need to clean the disk at first, and create a primary partition. The specific steps are as follow:

Step 1.Click Start, type “cmd” to find the cmd program, right click it and select “Run as Administrator”, or press “WIN+R”, type “cmd” and press Enter. Type “diskpart” to open the diskpart command prompt.

Step 2. Type “list disk” to list all the available drives and press “Enter”.

Step 3. Type “select disk n”, here n means the number of the disk you want to clean.

Step 4.After selecting the disk, type “clean” and press “Enter”.

Step 5.Type “create partition primary” and press “Enter”.

Step 6. Type “format fs=ntfs quick” and press “Enter”.

Now you are successfully format Ext4 to NTFS.

Method 2. Format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7 with a third party partition format tool

If the solution mentioned above does not help, you can turn to the third method-use a third party partition format tool to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7. Compare with other software, here I highly recommend free AOMEI Partition Assistant-the best partition format tool which provide you many powerful functions like format partition. You can use it to format partition into different kinds of file system you need in Windows 10/8/7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. The following example will show you how to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 7. Let’s see the specific steps:

Step 1.Download, install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant. Right click your Ext4 partition and select “Format Partition”.

Step 2.In the pop-up window, choose “NTFS” from drop-down menu next to “File System”. you also can specify “Cluster Size” under file system if you need to. Then click “OK” to continue.

Step 3. Then, it will go back to the main interface. Preview the virtual result and click “Apply” > “Proceed” after your confirmation.

Conclusion

Follow these simple steps, you can format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7 easily and effectively. AOMEI Partition Assistant can be the best partition format tool. Besides format partition and create partition, it also has many other powerful functions like resize/move/delete partition, migrate OS to SSD, disk copy, wipe hard drive, and so on. If you meet the problem about c drive full in Windows 10/8/7, you can upgrade to AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional to solve this issue.

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How to Format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10, 8, 7?

If you want to use Ext4 hard drive on a Windows 10, 8, 7 PCs, refer to this tutorial, it will help you to format a drive with Ext4 file system to NTFS file system that supported by Windows computers.

By Dervish / Last Updated November 12, 2020

Scenario

How to format ext4 to NTFS in Window?

I’d like to format one of my partitions to NTFS which is Ext4 at the moment and an Ubuntu is installed on, that I don’t need anymore. But I can’t see the partition in My Computer, I’ve never tried anything like that so I don’t know what to do. How can I format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows? Is there any suggestion?”

— Question from Linux mint forums

Why format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7?

In a computer, a file system is the way of files are named and where they are placed logically for storage and retrieval. Besides, it also used to manage space on available storage devices. Without file system, file stored on a device would be one large body of data, as data does not know where to stop or when to begin.

There are many different kinds of file systems, each of them has its own structure and logic rules, speed, size, etc. Generally, Ext4 is the default file system in Ubuntu Linux and the default file system in Windows is NTFS. If you connect a hard drive with Ext4 file system to your Windows computer, you will find that Windows does not support Ext4 file system. That is to say, you need to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows if you want to use that Ext4 hard drive in Windows 10/8/7.

How to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7?

Don’t know how to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7? Here provides you two methods to do this operation.

First of all, you should connect your Ext4 hard drive to you Windows computer, and make sure it can be detected.

Method 1. Format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7 with Diskpart.

Use Diskpart to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows, you need to clean the disk at first, and create a primary partition. The specific steps are as follow:

Step 1.Click Start, type “cmd” to find the cmd program, right click it and select “Run as Administrator”, or press “WIN+R”, type “cmd” and press Enter. Type “diskpart” to open the diskpart command prompt.

Step 2. Type “list disk” to list all the available drives and press “Enter”.

Step 3. Type “select disk n”, here n means the number of the disk you want to clean.

Step 4.After selecting the disk, type “clean” and press “Enter”.

Step 5.Type “create partition primary” and press “Enter”.

Step 6. Type “format fs=ntfs quick” and press “Enter”.

Now you are successfully format Ext4 to NTFS.

Method 2. Format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7 with a third party partition format tool

If the solution mentioned above does not help, you can turn to the third method-use a third party partition format tool to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7. Compare with other software, here I highly recommend free AOMEI Partition Assistant-the best partition format tool which provide you many powerful functions like format partition. You can use it to format partition into different kinds of file system you need in Windows 10/8/7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. The following example will show you how to format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 7. Download this formatter and see the specific steps:

Step 1.Download, install and run AOMEI Partition Assistant. Right click your Ext4 partition and select “Format Partition”.

Step 2.In the pop-up window, choose “NTFS” from drop-down menu next to “File System”. you also can specify “Cluster Size” under file system if you need to. Then click “OK” to continue.

Step 3. Then, it will go back to the main interface. Preview the virtual result and click “Apply” > “Proceed” after your confirmation.

Conclusion

Follow these simple steps, you can format Ext4 to NTFS in Windows 10/8/7 easily and effectively. AOMEI Partition Assistant can be the best partition format tool. Besides format partition and create partition, it also has many other powerful functions like resize/move/delete partition, migrate OS to SSD, disk copy, wipe hard drive, and so on. If you meet the problem about c drive full in Windows 10/8/7, you can upgrade to AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional to solve this issue.

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Can Windows Format EXT4?

«I’m trying to format an NTFS drive to EXT4, to use it for Linux. The problem is, I find nowhere to format EXT4 in Windows 10 File Explorer and Windows 10 Disk Management. Can Windows format EXT4 or not?»

No, Windows cannot read EX4 partition nor format a partition to EXT4 format. For Windows, NTFS is the most used file system, also the default one. Besides NTFS, Windows also supports REFS (Now it has been removed from Windows 10 Pro), exFAT and FAT32. For Mac, it doesn’t recognize an EXT4 partition as well. Its default file system is APFS, and the other compatible file systems are HFS+, FAT32, and exFAT.

To be able to format EXT4 in Windows, you’ll need to download the best free EXT4 format software called EaseUS Partition Master. Read on to learn more.

What’s the EXT4 File System? 

The EXT4, or fourth extended file system, is a widely-used journaling file system for the Linux operating system. EXT4 is a deeper improvement over EXT3 & EXT2, including better performance, reliability, security, and new features. 

EXT4 is commonly adopted by large hard drives, but it can also be used on removable disks like USB flash drives, pen drives, and memory cards.

How to Format EXT4 in Windows 10/8/7

As aforementioned, both the Windows computer and Mac are unable to utilize a Linux EXT4 partition. You can find no «EXT4» option during the course of formatting a disk there.

But many times, you’ll need to format an EXT4 partition on Windows. For example, you decided to use a Windows hard drive on a Linux computer. And the other common case is that you’re dual booting Windows and Linux, you need to access files on your Windows system from the Linux environment. How to format hard drive to EXT4 when the «Format» option is not even available?

Take it easy. Third-party partition manager like EaseUS Partition Master can do you a favor. You can read, create, and format the hard drive partition with the EXT4 file system under its help.

Best EXT4 Format Freeware — EaseUS Partition Master

No matter it’s about formatting a Windows supported NTFS/exFAT/FAT32 to EXT4, or format the Linux EXT4 hard drive to a Windows-compatible file system, EaseUS free partition manager software can easily get the job done. It’s developed to manage Windows 10, 8,7, XP, Vista and Windows Server hard drives & partitions in every way, such as adjust a volume size, delete partition, format partition, wipe partition, merge partitions, etc.

What makes it stand out among rivals and native Windows programs is the 100% support for Linux EXT2, EXT3 as well as the default EXT4 file systems. With EaseUS EXT formatting software, you can manage an EXT2/3/4 drive on Windows in these ways:

• Resize/move an EXT4 partition
• Create an EXT4 partition
• Convert EXT4 to NTFS without data loss
• Format EXT4 to EXT2/3, NTFS, FAT32
• Format NTFS, FAT32, EXT2/3 to EXT4

Yet powerful, using EaseUS EXT4 formatter to format the hard drive is straightforward, with only a few clicks. Only notice that the formatting itself will erase data on the current drive, so make sure that you’ve copied the important data files to the other drive for a backup. If the hard drive data is huge and the transfer is too slow, use the copy partition function in EaseUS Partition Master to accelerate the data transfer time.

Download EaseUS Partition Master and follow the simple steps to format EXT4 in Windows:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Partition Master, right-click the partition you intend to format and choose «Format».

Step 2. In the new window, enter the Partition label, choose the FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 file system, and set the cluster size according to your needs, then click «OK».

Step 3. Then you will see a warning window, click «Yes» in it to continue.

Step 4. Click the «Execute 1 Task(s)» button in the top-left corner to review the changes, then click «Apply» to start formatting the partition to FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4.

Can Windows Format EXT4?

«I’m trying to format an NTFS drive to EXT4, to use it for Linux. The problem is, I find nowhere to format EXT4 in Windows 10 File Explorer and Windows 10 Disk Management. Can Windows format EXT4 or not?»

No, Windows cannot read EX4 partition nor format a partition to EXT4 format. For Windows, NTFS is the most used file system, also the default one. Besides NTFS, Windows also supports REFS (Now it has been removed from Windows 10 Pro), exFAT and FAT32. For Mac, it doesn’t recognize an EXT4 partition as well. Its default file system is APFS, and the other compatible file systems are HFS+, FAT32, and exFAT.

To be able to format EXT4 in Windows, you’ll need to download the best free EXT4 format software called EaseUS Partition Master. Read on to learn more.

What’s the EXT4 File System? 

The EXT4, or fourth extended file system, is a widely-used journaling file system for the Linux operating system. EXT4 is a deeper improvement over EXT3 & EXT2, including better performance, reliability, security, and new features. 

EXT4 is commonly adopted by large hard drives, but it can also be used on removable disks like USB flash drives, pen drives, and memory cards.

How to Format EXT4 in Windows 10/8/7

As aforementioned, both the Windows computer and Mac are unable to utilize a Linux EXT4 partition. You can find no «EXT4» option during the course of formatting a disk there.

But many times, you’ll need to format an EXT4 partition on Windows. For example, you decided to use a Windows hard drive on a Linux computer. And the other common case is that you’re dual booting Windows and Linux, you need to access files on your Windows system from the Linux environment. How to format hard drive to EXT4 when the «Format» option is not even available?

Take it easy. Third-party partition manager like EaseUS Partition Master can do you a favor. You can read, create, and format the hard drive partition with the EXT4 file system under its help.

Best EXT4 Format Freeware — EaseUS Partition Master

No matter it’s about formatting a Windows supported NTFS/exFAT/FAT32 to EXT4, or format the Linux EXT4 hard drive to a Windows-compatible file system, EaseUS free partition manager software can easily get the job done. It’s developed to manage Windows 10, 8,7, XP, Vista and Windows Server hard drives & partitions in every way, such as adjust a volume size, delete partition, format partition, wipe partition, merge partitions, etc.

What makes it stand out among rivals and native Windows programs is the 100% support for Linux EXT2, EXT3 as well as the default EXT4 file systems. With EaseUS EXT formatting software, you can manage an EXT2/3/4 drive on Windows in these ways:

• Resize/move an EXT4 partition
• Create an EXT4 partition
• Convert EXT4 to NTFS without data loss
• Format EXT4 to EXT2/3, NTFS, FAT32
• Format NTFS, FAT32, EXT2/3 to EXT4

Yet powerful, using EaseUS EXT4 formatter to format the hard drive is straightforward, with only a few clicks. Only notice that the formatting itself will erase data on the current drive, so make sure that you’ve copied the important data files to the other drive for a backup. If the hard drive data is huge and the transfer is too slow, use the copy partition function in EaseUS Partition Master to accelerate the data transfer time.

Download EaseUS Partition Master and follow the simple steps to format EXT4 in Windows:

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Partition Master, right-click the partition you intend to format and choose «Format».

Step 2. In the new window, enter the Partition label, choose the FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 file system, and set the cluster size according to your needs, then click «OK».

Step 3. Then you will see a warning window, click «Yes» in it to continue.

Step 4. Click the «Execute 1 Task(s)» button in the top-left corner to review the changes, then click «Apply» to start formatting the partition to FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4.

Updated on May 13th, 2021

This post talks about methods to format EXT4/3/2 in Windows, read data in EXT4 partition and create EXT4 partition under Windows. If your computer is dual booting Windows and Linux, you may need to access data on Linux system from Windows. Windows does not support create or format EXT file system nor read EXT data. This guide is focused on methods to deal with operations about EXT4/3/2 file system.

It is  easy to format a partition to ext4, ext3 or ext2 with the help of Eassos PartitionGuru, and the formatting speed is fast. Please note formatting wipes all data from the volume; you should make sure important files have been backed up. Let’s see have a look at the formatting steps.

Step 1: Install and launch Eassos PartitionGuru from computer and you can see all partitions on the disk.

Step 2: Select the partition you want to format and click “Format” button from toolbar.

Step 3: Choose file system type you need from the Format Partition window and click “Format” button. To format ext4, you should choose Ext4 from the drop-down list.

Step 4: Wait several seconds and the formatting will complete.

Here is video guide you can follow to format ext4 in Windows

How to create EXT4/3/2 Linux partition in Windows?

Windows uses NTFS, FAT32 or exFAT file system and Linux uses extended file system like ext3, ext4. Windows does not support to read, write or access Linux file system without the help of third party partition tools. As we all known, Windows users can create partitions with these file system easily in Disk Management. How to create an Ext4/3/2 Linux partition under Windows?

Here, we recommend a free partition tool – PartitionGuru to fulfill the task. PartitionGuru can be used under any Windows platform, and it provides a bunch of useful features like data recovery, disk & partition management, data backup, repair bad sectors, edit hex data, etc. The recently released version adds support to create, format, read or access ext4 / ext3/ ext2. So we can use this partition tool to create an ext4 /3/2 partition in Windows.

Step 1: Select free / unallocated disk space and click “New Partition” button from toolbar, as follows:

Step 2: The “Create New Partition” box comes up, and you can select file system type now. To create ext4 partition, you should select “Ext4 (Linux Data)”. Then click “OK” button.

Step 3: Click “Save All” button on the upper-left panel to save the new partition to partition table. Then you’ll be prompted to format the newly created partition.

Step 4: Click “Format” button and PartitionGuru formats the partition quickly.

More about Ext4, ext3 and ext2 files system

File system is the method by which files are named and placed logically to store, retrieve and update data and also used to manage space on available storage devices. Without file system, files stored on a device would be one large body of data, as data does not know where to stop or when to begin. Information on device media is split into two pieces, which are usually called metadata and user data. The structure and logic rule used by system to manage data is called a file system.

There are many different types of files system, and each has its own structure and logic rules, speed, size, etc. File system is widely used on various storages devices such as hard drive, flash memory, virtual disk, etc. As a Windows user, you must be family with FAT32, exFAT and NTFS. In this section, we’ll talk about file systems Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4, which belong to Linux operating system.

Ext2: Second Extended File System

Ext2 file system was first introduced by Remy Card in 1993 and it was the first default file system in several Linux distro. This file system was developed for the purpose of overcoming limitations on previous Ext file system. Ext2 does not support journaling feature, thus it is recommended to be used on flash drives or SD cards which do not need the overhead of journaling. The maximum individual file size it can be 16GB-2TB.

Ext3: Second Extended File System

• Ext3 file system was introduced by Stephen Tweedie in 2001 and it is available starting from Kernel 2.4.15.
• Journaling feature is available in Ex3.
• Maximum individual file size is 15GB -2TB
• Provide solution to convert Ext2 to Ext3 file system directly without backing up / restoring data.

Ext4: Second Extended File System

• Ext4 file system was introduced in 2008, starting from Linux Kernel 2.6.19.
• Provide option to disable journaling feature.
• Backward compatibility is supported. You can mount Ext3 file system as Ext4 without upgrading it.
• The maximum individual file size 16GB – 16TB.
• Some new features are included such as multiblock allocation, fast fsck, journal checksum, etc.

Conclusion

In this guide you can learn how to format partition to EXT4/3/2 file system in Windows 10/8/7 as well as how to create EXT4/3/2 partition in Windows with the help of free partition manager PartitionGuru. If you want to write data to EXT4/3/2 partition in Windows, you can upgrade it to Pro edition.

More guides

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If you are trying to format Ext4 Windows and you have not found any way to do it successfully, then you’d better read this MiniTool article since it provides you a perfect assistant to help you format disk to Ext4 Windows.

 “Hi, guys! I need to format SD card Ext4 Windows. Thus, I tried to format Ext4 Windows 10, but I only found that I cannot do this in Windows 10. It is not working in Windows Explorer, or Disk Management. I want to know that is there any way to format my SD card to Ext4 file system in Windows 10 or I just can’t do this in Windows 10. Thanks a lot!”

The Need to Format Ext4 Windows

The file system provides a solution to organizing data for the operating system, and different operating systems ask for different file systems. The specific operating system cannot read or write data from the device media if the target storage device does not have the proper file system.

Therefore, you should choose the appropriate file system format for your storage device so that the particular operating system can recognize it. However, making the right choice sometimes might be difficult since there are various types of file systems.

If you are interested in external devices cannot be recognized issue, this article below can be helpful:

Now we will provide you with a basic introduction to the commonly used file system formats for recent Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Nowadays, for Windows, NTFS is the most used file system, also the default one. Windows also supports REFS, exFAT, and FAT32. Microsoft is removing support for REFS from Windows 10 Pro.

Related article: News Express: Microsoft to Remove Full ReFS Support from Win10 Pro

For Mac, the default file system is APFS, and it supports a handful of common file systems — HFS+, FAT32, and exFAT, with read-only support for NTFS.

Well, Linux supports lots of file systems, while the common choices are Ext family, XFS, JFS, and btrfs, and its default option is Ext4.

So, if you plan to switch from Windows to Linux, you may need to format your internal hard drives or external devises (like SD card drives) to Ext4 on the Windows operating system so that Linux can successfully identify them. Or, if you are dual booting Windows and Linux, you may want to access files on your Windows system from Linux at some point, which also requires formatting the disk as Ext4.

Apart from the reasons we put there, you might have various reasons according to your own specific situation. Well, no matter what, the need is to format Ext4 Windows.

As the Windows 10 user of the post said, he/she cannot format his/her SD card to Ext4 no matter using Windows Explorer or Disk Management. It is true. Windows built-in tools cannot format Ext4 Windows. Let’s see what will happen if using Windows built-in tool to format Ext4 file system.

When you try to format a hard disk to Ext4 file system in Windows Explorer or Disk Management, both of them will only give you tree options — FAT32, NTFS and REFS. When you try this operation with an external device, such as formatting an SD card to Ext4, you will only get three formatted options — NTFS, FAT32 and exFAT. No Ext4 option exists. See the image below.

So, neither of them can format your storage device to Ext4. If you know a more powerful tool — diskpart and put your last hope on it, well, bad news to you, it will fail too. When you type the command and hit enter, you receive the message that Virtual Disk Service error: The file system is incompatible.

Even though Windows built-in tools can’t help you format your storage devices to Ext4, you don’t need to be disappointed, because it’s not entirely impossible to format your device to Ext4 on Windows. A free partition manager — MiniTool Partition Wizard can be your Ext4 formatter Windows.

What’s Good about MiniTool Partition Wizard as Your Ext4 Formatter Windows

MiniTool Partition Wizard supports Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP all editions. It has many useful features including resizing partitions, copying partitions, creating partitions, formatting partitions, convert file systems, migrating OS to HDD/SSD, converting mbr to GPT, rebuilding MBR…

These features give you complete control over your hard disk partitions so that you can make the optimal disk space distribution, and most of them do not exist in Disk Management. With its user-friendly interface and straightforward guidance, these operations are easy for everyone.

For the format Ext4 Windows issue, the feature Format Partition is required. This feature is really powerful. In addition to helping to format the disk as Ext4 Windows, it can also help format Ext3, Ext2, Linux Swap and other file systems… Well, lucky for you, the feature is available in the Free Edition. Click the button below to get the Ext4 formatter Windows.

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After downloading MiniTool Partition Wizard, follow prompts to install it on your computer. Then we will tell you how to format Ext4 Windows 10/8/7 with this fantastic Ext4 formatter Windows in the following part.

How to Format Ext4 Windows 10/8/7 — Detailed Steps with Pics

Now learn how to format Ext4 Windows 10/8/7 with step-by-step guide below. Here we will take a hard disk partition as an example.

Step 1 — launch MiniTool Partition Wizard

Find the icon on your computer and double click it to open this partition manager, and then choose Launch Application to enter its main interface.

Step 2 — select the specific feature

When you are in the main interface, select the target partition and then choose Format Partition under Partition Management from the left action panel.

Step 3 — format Ext4 Windows

After clicking Format Partition feature, you will enter the Format Partition window. Please click the File System drop-down list, then you can see this Ext4 formatter Windows provides you a variety of file system options including Ext4. Select it and click OK to continue.

Step 4 — apply this operation

Now you can preview the effect. If you are not satisfied with the results or find that you have made a mistake by previewing, you can withdraw all your actions by one simple click on Discard, while if you are just one step regret, click on Undo.

On the contrary, if you decide to perform this operation, click Apply. At this point, the actual formatting officially begins, and you only have to wait for a while until the process is completed.

When the process is finished, the hard disk partition is formatted to Ext4 successfully. While you can’t view it in Windows Explorer or Disk Management because Windows cannot recognize Ext4 file system.

This can also be applied to SD card if you want to format SD card Ext4 Windows. You just need to insert the SD card into the computer at the beginning, and then the operations are all the same except changing the object from a hard disk partition to an SD card.

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How to Format A Brand-New Partition/SD Card to Ext4 on Windows

If the disk or SD card to be formatted is new, you can format disk to Ext4 Windows or format SD card Ext4 Windows using the Create Partition feature of MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition, and we still use a disk partition as a demonstration.

Step 1 — open and launch this program to its main interface

Find the icon of the program and double-click on it, then choose Launch Application to enter the main interface.

Step 2 — click the specific function

Firstly, click on the unallocated space, and then click Create Partition under Partition Management from the left action panel.

Step 3 — set the file system format as Ext4

Now you are entering the setting window, in which you can configure various settings for the new partition. Click the drop-down list of File System and choose Ext4 from those file systems, and keep other parameters by default or change it according to your own needs. Then click OK to continue.

Step 4 — click Apply to save your change

This is the last step. Now you are back to the main interface. Click Apply from the top left to save the changes.

Finally, the partition is formatted as Ext4 file system successfully during creating a partition.

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Ext4, Ext3, and Ext2

If you are new to the Linux system, you may not know much about Ext file system. In this part, we’ll talk about file systems Ext2, Ext3, and Ext4, which belong to the Linux operating system.

Ext2: Second Extended File System

Ext2 stands for second extended file system which was first introduced by Remy Card in 1993. It does not support journaling feature; therefore, it is recommended to be used on flash drives like SD card or USB which do not need the overhead of journaling.

The maximum individual file size of Ext2 can be 2 TB and overall ext2 file system size can be 32 TB.

Ext3: Third Extended File System

Ext3 is short for third extended file system. It was developed by Stephen Tweedie and was introduced in 2001. It was available since Linux Kernel 2.4.15.

The main benefit of Ext3 is that it supports journaling feature. The journaling feature has a dedicated area in the file system that keeps track of all changes. When the system crashes, the file system is less likely to be corrupted due to the journaling.

The maximum single file size can be 2 TB, and the total Ext3 file system size can be up to 32 TB. You can convert an Ext2 file system to Ext3 file system directly without data loss.

Ext4: Fourth Extended File System

Ext4 stands for fourth extended file system which was introduced in 2008, starting from Linux Kernel 2.6.19.

Ext4 supports huge single file size and overall file system size. The maximum individual file size can reach to 16 TB. The overall maximum Ext4 file system size is 1 EB (exabyte). Ext4 also supports journaling, and you can choose to turn the journaling feature “off”.

Final Words

After reading this post, we believe now you know that it is possible to format Ext4 Windows. Actually, the formatting can be really easy as long as you have the partition magic — MiniTool Partition Wizard.

If you have any trouble when using this freeware, you are always welcome to contact us through [email protected] or you can leave your comment on the comment area. Of course, any suggestion or idea is appreciated.

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