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Converting ntfs to ext3 - enigma - 2004-04-09
Hi, I am looking to convert my ntfs drive to ext3 but have no knowlege on how to accomplish this task if you have any knowlege I would be grateful if you could share it thanks in advance :)
Converting ntfs to ext3 - anyweb - 2004-04-13
i don't know if it is possible but if so i'd like to know how,
without losing any data i mean :)
cheers
anyweb
Converting ntfs to ext3 - TormentoR - 2004-04-13
If your kernel supports ntfs and you have enough free space to store the whole ntfs partition, you can do the following:
Quote:assuming your current kernel supports ntfs formatand you have lots of free space some placeSince Partition Magic 8.0 supports ext3 and ntfs, maybe it can convert it on the fly, but i can't seem to find any info on that.
mount [ -t ntfs ] /dev/hdaxxx /mnt/ntfs
- du /mnt/ntfs -- tells you how much spare space you need
cd /mnt/ntfs ; tar zcf /some-place-with-tons-of-space/ntfs.tgz *
umount /mnt/ntfs
#
# be sure you have your data saved first ...
#
mke2fs -j /dev/hdaxxx
mount /dev/hdaxxx /mnt/ntfs
cd /mnt/ntfs ; tar zxvfp - /some-place-with-tons-of-space/ntfs.tgz
sync ; umount /mnt/ntfs
put the data where you want it ... /mnt/real-ntfs-mount
Converting ntfs to ext3 - dubkat - 2004-10-05
RedHat and Fedora users who have NTFS partitions read this:
Linux NTFS Project
It works. but follow the directions EXACTLY =)
good luck! [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_ph34r.png[/img]