SharpExt4Explorer is a Windows desktop application that allows you to explore and manage Linux Ext4 file systems directly from your PC.
It supports both physical drives and disk image files, with the ability to read and write to Ext4 partitions.
- Explore Ext4 partitions from physical disks or image files
- View detailed partition information and metadata
- Compatible with both MBR and GPT partition tables
- Clean, user-friendly Windows Forms interface
Download the latest version from the Releases page.
- Launch the application
- Choose whether to load partitions from a disk image or physical drive
- Select a partition to browse its contents
If you’d like to build the project yourself:
- Windows 10 or newer
- .NET 6.0 SDK
- Visual Studio 2022 or later
- x86 platform (configured in project settings)
- Clone the repository
- Open the solution in Visual Studio 2022
- Restore NuGet packages
- Build the project in Release mode
- Output will be located in the
bin\Releasedirectory
- SharpExt4 (included as DLLs)
System.Management(Windows-only)
Contributions are welcome!
You can report issues, suggest features, or submit pull requests.
Please follow standard C# coding conventions and document any significant changes.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
GitHub Repository: nickdu088/SharpExt4Explorer
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