On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 08:07, Mark Carroll wrote: > Quick question - how do I convert my root partition to ext3 without > introducing lots of .journal files? Can I make a bootdisk or something > that can convert what's normally my root partition? It looks like, if the > FS is mounted, you get .journal files. > > I've not found this in a FAQ yet but if I just missed it, a pointer will > suffice. As others have mentioned, if you create the journal with the filesystem unmounted, you don't get a .journal. Furthermore, and I'm not entire sure about this, I believe fsck.ext3 in sid removed a .journal for me the last time I used it manually.
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