Looking for ways to connect Linux to a USB drive on Windows?
Looking for ways to connect Linux to a USB drive on Windows?
I received a request to retrieve images from a Linux-based system running Ubuntu on an older Windows 10 PC. The storage device used was an IDE 44-pin HDD, and I attempted to use an IDE-to-USB controller for recovery. Currently, I can only view the drive in Disk Management and don’t have access to restore data. It seems I might have overlooked a crucial step, as this was my first experience with such a setup.
The drive is probably set up using the ExtX file system. This format isn<|pad|>, which Windows can't read directly; you'll need to use Linux to view these files.
Tip - you don't need to install Linux directly on your machine. You can boot from a Linux USB and try the preview version. Remember, these files can't be turned into NTFS; they're only readable on Linux systems.