Mar 12, 2023 · You can mount ext4 filesystems using wsl2 and then access it through the exported windows linux special directory in explorer EDIT to add getting direct access to raw …

Feb 24, 2023 · Various internet sources suggest that XFS is faster and better, but taking into account that they also suggest that EXT4 is faster than NTFS and I use NTFS as starting …

Aug 25, 2023 · Is EXT4 really better than NTFS? Everyone says EXT4 is better than NTFS, but how? I'd like to really understand it. I don't want "ah, it's more secure" and "ah, it's more …

Jan 9, 2023 · WSL2 With WSL2 it's not so easy because the distro files are stored in a "mini"-VM virtual hard drive with the name ext4.vhdx . When this file is in use you can't mount it or even …

XFS is a mature filesystem (much older than ext4) that excels with larger files, such as you'd find more commonly in an enterprise environment. It can scale higher than ext4, too, something …

Sep 1, 2022 · Well globbing is an expensive operation in any language or OS (and a security vulnerability if you are not careful) but at a very over simplified Linux/ext4 vs Windows/ntfs. In …

Dec 21, 2012 · ext4 is a filesystem. it's an enhanced version of ext3 filesystem, which is an enhanced version of ext2 filesystem (a rather uncommon situation in linux filesystems). ext4 …

EXT4 is great for general usage, btrfs has some advanced features, ZFS has great capabilities and customization options. One thing I was always interested in after switching from Windows …

Mar 7, 2023 · ext4 does not do compression, i don't believe XFS does either. Your two mainstream options are BTRSFS and ZFS. I've been burned by BTRS before and don't use it …

Mar 23, 2022 · I copied the VHDX file (called ext4.vhdx as usual) for a WSL2 instance to a new machine. How can I use this for a new WSL2 instance?