Convert FAT32 to ext3?

[Francois Ouellette]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Knott" <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
To: <tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
Sent: Monday, 15 August, 2005 12:34
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Convert FAT32 to ext3?


> Steve wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a large FAT32 partition with still a bunch of stuff on it, that I
> > want to convert to ext3. Is this possible, keeping the data on it? I'm
> > trying to avoid burning onto a bunch of DVDs!
>
> I haven't heard of such a thing.  Don't you have some disk space
> somewhere to hold the files temporarily?
> --

Why not leave it as FAT32 and mount it as such in your Linux system?!?
Eventually you can create a ext3 partition and move the files to the Linux
side, then re-format the FAT32 to ext3 and recover the space.

  François Ouellette
<fouellet-cpI+UMyWUv9BDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org>




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