For example, there's a free and open-source (FOSS) tool called Ext2Read that allows you to access Linux files from Windows, but it only works if the Linux partition is formatted in Ext4, Ext3, or ...

Not happy with your Linux distro's default file manager? Stop struggling and try something different. Considering that these are all free, what do you have to lose?

DiskInternals Linux Reader is completely free and lets you access files from Ex2/3/4, UFS2, HFS, and ReiserFS/4 file systems. Apart from that, the tool can also read normal Windows-supported file ...

Did you know that Linux makes it easy to create and use hidden files, which means you can easily tuck important documents away from plain sight? Here's how to manage those files.

In an earlier installment of Linux Fu, I mentioned how you can use inotifywait to efficiently watch for file system changes. The comments had a lot of alternative ways to do the same job, which is ...

If you're tired of having to jump through hoops to open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager, Jack Wallen has just the trick you need.

Open the Terminal. Type "uuencode /path/filename.ext | mail -s "subject" user@domain". Replace "path" with the actual directory path in which the file to attach is located.

Linux systems use a variety of file systems with very different strengths and benefits.