macos

Published

May 13, 2025

Modified

May 13, 2025

Mounting EXT4 filesystem

  • After installing ext4fuse (https://hackmylinux.com/2018/02/18/how-to-mount-and-read-a-linux-partition-on-a-mac-ext2-ext3-ext4/):
Terminal
diskutil list
sudo ext4fuse /dev/diskNsN ~/tmp/MY_EXT_PARTITION -o allow_other
  • To use finder on the mounted filesystem:
Terminal
open ~/tmp/
  • Unmounting after use:
Terminal
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN