You rebooted into DOS or Linux and suddenly recall that important data you urgently need at the moment are stored on NTFS volume? Or you rebooted into Windows and want to edit Linux boot configuration file? May be you want to repair Windows NT/2000/XP installation from DOS bootable diskette? One common problem in these situations is that different operating systems support different file systems. Differences in standards and technologies in various operating systems become some barriers in using them simultaneously in one computer system. Mount Everything removes these barriers.
Modern operating systems are based on the concept of Installable File System (IFS) drivers. You just need to provide an operating system with a proper filesystem driver to be able accessing its contents in an usual manner.
Paragon Mount Everything includes a set of such installable filesystem drivers that allow you to access "foreign" file systems under Linux, Windows and DOS environments. Supplementary disk management utilities provide an ability to perform basic hard disk partitioning functions – create, delete and format partitions.
After proper components of Paragon Mount Everything are installed, an operating system is able to assign drive letters to foreign file systems and work with files placed on them. If an operating system is also able to assign drive letters to partitions within a working session, you can dynamically mount and dismount foreign partitions, too.
What you can do with Mount Everything
- Browse disk contents and read files on NTFS and Ext2/Ext3 partitions.
- Create new files and folders and modify existing files on NTFS and Ext2/Ext3 partitions (Professional version only).
- Select a partition to be mounted and a drive letter to be assigned (under Windows NT, 2000 and XP and DOS).
Perform basic disk management functions:
- create partitions.
- delete partitions.
- format partitions to FAT-16, FAT-32, NTFS, Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS filesystems.
- hide/unhide partitions.
- select a bootable partition.
Functions/Operating Systems Windows 95/98/ME
Accessing NTFS volumes Yes
Accessing Ext2/Ext3 volumes Yes
Selectable mounting No**
Disk management functions Yes
- * There is an ability to indirectly manipulate an accessibility of partitions under Windows 95, 98 and ME by hiding or unhiding them.
Functions/Operating Systems Windows NT/2000/XP
Accessing NTFS volumes native
Accessing Ext2/Ext3 volumes Yes
Selectable mounting Yes
Disk management functions Yes
Functions/Operating Systems DOS
Accessing NTFS volumes Yes
Accessing Ext2/Ext3 volumes No
Selectable mounting Yes
Disk management functions No
Functions/Operating Systems Linux
Accessing NTFS volumes Yes (CD)
Accessing Ext2/Ext3 volumes native
Selectable mounting Yes
Disk management functions No
Mount Everything consists of several different components, which complement each other. For you to try the product before purchasing, Demo versions of the two main components of the product - Ext2FS Anywhere and NTFS for Win98, are available and can be downloaded from Grey Matter's website. Please refer to the respective products for the demo versions.
PERSONAL and PROFESSIONAL
- Supporting NTFS ver. 1.2-3.1 (Windows NT 4.0, 2000 and XP).
- Supporting compressed NTFS drives.
- Supporting both Ext2 and Ext3 filesystems.
- Supporting partitions larger 4GB under all environments (DOS, Windows, Linux).
- Windows-based drivers for Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000 Workstation & Pro, Windows XP.
- DOS-based drivers for read-only accessing NTFS volumes.
- Linux-based driver supporting read-only access to NTFS volumes.
- A full access to Ext2/3FS and NTFS under all Windows versions.
- Scripts for automated batch processing under all environments.
- Basic partitioning functionality available under Windows: creating, deleting, formatting partitions.
- Selecting and changing drive letter for mounted partitions under Windows NT/2000/XP and DOS environments.
- Creating bootable DOS diskettes with including access to NTFS volumes, and supporting removable media like CD-ROM, ZIP, JAZZ etc.
- A bootable CD is included: you can boot into DOS or Linux environment with this CD.
Both DOS and Linux environments include a full access NTFS drives support. Under Linux you are able to copy files from NTFS volumes onto CD-R(W) discs.
PROFESSIONAL ONLY
- Windows-based drivers for Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server.
- A full read-write file access for all cross-platform combinations.
- Paragon Partition Manager is included: an ultimate tool for on-the-fly partitioning and non-destructive repartitioning of hard disks.