The ext2.sys file is the process called Ext2 File System Driver [readonly] that is used by the application Ext2 File System Driver. This system file is located in C:\Windows\System32 folder. This file has no digital signature. Known sizes for this file include 82,304 bytes, 78,080 bytes and 118,272 bytes with 84% occurrence. You can access the program under Services on Windows Control Panel. It is not a visible program. The ext2.sys file can be a compressed file. This process automatically starts with drivers installed. The ext2.sys is a driver file. A driver is a part of a software that can communicate with hardware devices. Ext2 is also called second extended file system. It is a file system for Linux kernel. Remy Card designed this to replace the extended file system or ext. Ext2 is the default file system for many Linux distributions such as Red Hat Linux and Debian. It is the preferred file system for flash storage media like USB flash drivers and SD cards because of lesser frequency of writing due to lack of a journal. This suits flash drives that have limited write cycles.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ext2.sys. is used by Ext2 File System Driver, If you shut down ext2.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop ext2.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Ext2 File System Driver, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed ext2.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Ext2 File System Driver, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if ext2.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that ext2.sys, belongs to, in this case Ext2 File System Driver