DiskInternals Linux Reader is a Windows program designed to

access and read data from Linux file systems

on a drive connected to a Windows computer. This is useful in situations where you need to recover data from a Linux partition or hard drive, or if you need to view files from a Linux system without needing a Linux operating system.

Essentially, it acts as a bridge, allowing Windows users to bypass the incompatibility between Windows and Linux file systems (like ext2, ext3, ext4, etc.). It lets you browse the directories, copy files, and generally work with the data contained on the Linux partition as if it were a normal Windows drive, even though it[SQ]s not natively understood by the Windows operating system.