How do i format a EXT4 Drive on windows cmd? i'm making a small script for my java program to run. it involves formatting a drive in et4.
Thanks in adavance.
2 Answers
You might be able to use WSL2 to access and format a disk as ext4 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/wsl/wsl2-mount-disk
But this places a prerequisite on your program to have WSL2 enabled and setup on any system you expect to run on.
As far as I know there are no built-in native ways to do it without installing third party tools such as Paragon ExtFS https://www.paragon-software.com/business/extfs-for-windows/#
answered Nov 12, 2022 at 11:27
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Thank you. I'll try to find alternatives in the future. for now i will use this. Nov 12, 2022 at 11:55
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@RishonJR Most disk partitioning tools also seem to have an option to format as Ext4: windowscentral.com/how-format-ext4-drive-windows-10 suggests DiskGenius as an option while diskpart.com/articles/format-ext4-windows-7201.html says that AOMEI Partition Assistant can do it. Neither seem to say whether it is possible to use a command line to do it though.– Mokubai ♦Nov 12, 2022 at 11:59
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There's no native way to do this (format EXT4 from Windows), AFAIK.