How do I format a drive as EXT4 on Windows 7?

I'm trying to create an ext4 file system on an external drive. The partition manager I usually use, EASEUS Partition Master, doesn't support ext4. What are some free alternatives?

Edit: It turns out MiniTools Partition Wizard supports ext4.

Solution 1:

Hmm, I haven't tried this, but Cygwin has mke2fs in the e2fsprogs package. Take a look at:

How to format Ext2 in Windows XP? and the caveat about special device names the Answer mentions: http://www.cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-specialnames.html

Cygwin is over at: http://www.cygwin.com/

Solution 2:

MiniTool partition wizard is a free (for home use) partition manager that can format a partition as EXT2/3/4 from windows - http://www.partitionwizard.com