On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 16:33:25 +1100 "Joyce, Matthew" <MJoyce@ccia.org.au> wrote: > > > > > > >> Hi. > > >> How can i do this without losing the data on my NTFS partition? > > >> This is the final step for moving completely from > > windows to linux! > > >> yay! > > >> Thanks > > > > > > > > > You can't convert the partition in-place, you'll have to > > copy the data > > > somewhere else, format it as ext3, and then copy it back. > > > > > > > > > > That is actually the case for every filesystem conversion > > (that I can think of). > > > > ext2 -> ext3, nope. > fat32 -> ntfs, nope. and your point? ext2 is built on top of ext2. fat32 to ntfs, kissing cousins, micro$oft filesystems. they are related, and not very different. -- Rodney D. Myers <rdmyers@pe.net> Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin - 1759
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