how to convert to ReiserFS ?

ubuntu at rio.vg ubuntu at rio.vg
Mon Jul 3 16:39:14 UTC 2006


Ken N9VV wrote:
> Dear Ubuntu gurus,
> is there any way to convert my existing etx3 file system to one of 
> the journaling file systems such as ReiserFS? is there an advantage?
> 
> I tried to install MepisRC2 just for fun, and it seemed to default 
> to Reiser instead of ext3.
> 

Ext3 _IS_ a journaling file system.

(and no, you generally can't convert a filesystem from one system to
another without losing the data)




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