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Are there any applications that can write to ext4 file systems from Windows?

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I have not tested this, but this project's driver claims to be able to let Windows access it. Whether there are specific applications that can, or cannot, use it, you would probably just have to test.

Support writing to ext4 volumes w/ flex_bg

and the FAQ says that these systems are supported:

Windows 2000, xp, 2003, Vista, Win7 (X86, AMD64)

I would be wary of these drivers, in general, not this one specifically. As I was searching, I found numerous warnings regarding the possibility of lost data, so make sure you are backed up. I did not find any actual cases of lost data though.

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  • @soandos Yikes, but in my defense, it is almost 3am here. :)
    – KCotreau
    Commented Jul 31, 2011 at 6:49
  • Almost like you are describing yourself and not the drivers ;) (and same here)
    – soandos
    Commented Jul 31, 2011 at 6:51
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    @soandos Both really. :)
    – KCotreau
    Commented Jul 31, 2011 at 6:55
  • well, its partially cause the drivers are still quite WIP, and in general, almost all non native/userspace drivers warn of possible dataloss, just in case.
    – Journeyman Geek ♦
    Commented Jul 31, 2011 at 7:08
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    This tool doesn't seem to work anymore. Running Windows 10 Home 1607 64-bit.
    – Aaron Franke
    Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 1:25

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