how do I access a CentOS 7 file system from Windows 8.1

I am using an Apricorn SATA Wire to connect a hard drive removed from another PC to the USB drive of a Windows 8.1 machine. The external hard drive is from a machine that had both CentOS 7 and Windows 7 installed in a dual boot setup. I can view the Windows files from Windows explorer, but how do I access and view/import the CentOS 7 files on the external hard drive?

This no doubt involves being able to access the partition in the external drive that was allocated to CentOS 7, which is different from the partition that houses the Windows files. It also probably involves managing a different formatting protocol.

Step by step instructions would be much appreciated.

Solution 1:

There are a couple of options. You could run something like coLinux. But there are a couple of drivers available:

• Captain Nemo Pro currently around USD90
• Crossmeta File System Drivers

Not tried either of them I'm afraid but both claim XFS support.