I'm trying to create an ext4 file system on an external drive. The partition manager I usually use, EASEUS Partition Master, doesn't support ext4. What are some free alternatives?
Edit: It turns out MiniTools Partition Wizard supports ext4.
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Hmm, I haven't tried this, but Cygwin has mke2fs in the e2fsprogs package. Take a look at:
How to format Ext2 in Windows XP? and the caveat about special device names the Answer mentions:
Cygwin is over at:
5MiniTool partition wizard is a free (for home use) partition manager that can format a partition as EXT2/3/4 from windows -
I believe HP USB Disk storage format tools might help you out (). Also checkout Hiren (), I know they have a couple of formatting tools.
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