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Ext2 File System Driver for Windows V0.63 was released.

Release Notes for Ext2Fsd V0.63:

Features implemented or bugfix since V0.62:

Features:
1, Symlink (ReparsePoint) support implemented by ngkaho1234. See his
repository for more details: http://github.com/ngkaho1234/Ext3Fsd.git
2, Hard links support implemented
3, Win10 TH2 drive letter assignment supported
4, Case-insensitive-search supported (caused by dentry hash)
5, Peformance improvements for metadata operations

Bugs fixed:
1, BSOD when trying to format or dismount EXT4 volumes
2, invalid extent content for newly created inodes
3, Possible data corruption (zero data) under high pressure (WDK building)
4, Splash screen of Ext2Mgr removed

Supported Ext3/4 features by 0.63:

1, flexible inode size: > 128 bytes, up to block size
2, dir_index:    htree directory index
3, filetype:     extra file mode in dentry
4, large_file:   > 4G files supported
5, sparse_super: super block backup in group descriptor
6, uninit_bg:    fast fsck and group checksum
7, extent:       full support with extending and shrinking.
8, journal:      only support replay for internal journal
9, flex_bg:      first flexible metadata group

10, symlink and hardlik

Unsupported Ext3/4 features:

1, journal: log-based operations, external journal
2, EA (extended attributes), ACL support

Features to be implemented in next release:

1, mounted as given user: privilege checking with given uid & gid
2, EA and ACL security checking

WARNINGS:

The driver may crash your system and ruin your data unexpectedly,
since there might be software conflicts and I could only test it
on some of the popular platforms. You should use it with care and
use it at your own risk!

Matt mattwu@163.com
http://www.ext2fsd.com

Posted by Matt Wu 2016-03-13 Labels: 0.63 Ext2Fsd

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