The method I used before in Windows 2k, to read files from a Linux partition, was to install ext2fsd, then mount the Linux drives somewhere using the "Disk Management" tool.

I've never dealt with Windows networking, except for Samba letting me mount Linux drives on Win10 (or maybe mounting Windows drives on Linux, it's been a few years). My UID/GID and permissions in ...

mount Get your drives working One of the strange aspects of Linux for those coming from Windows is the fact that there are no drive letters. Drives are not special in the Linux file system.

Accessing all shared folders from Linux Linux automatically detects and connects to Windows networks. In Gnome, by going to Places and then Network you will automatically see all the Windows networks.