Convert to EXT4

samip

samip

Hello everybody,

How can I convert ZFS to EXT4 without losing data? P.S My ZFS dataset has only one HDD attached to it.
 
Not really possible with FreeBSD drivers and utilities. There's only support for EXT2 in read/write mode and very minimal support for EXT3. Back up your data and create an EXT4 filesystem using Linux and restore your data to the new filesystem.
 
kpa said:
Not really possible with FreeBSD drivers and utilities.
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I'd even go a step further, it's not possible at all. Not with Solaris, not with Linux.
 
Yeah true. Such in-place conversions from one filesystem type to another are very rarely possible. MS Windows can do FAT32 -> NTFS but I'm not aware of anything else.
 
kpa said:
Not really possible with FreeBSD drivers and utilities. There's only support for EXT2 in read/write mode and very minimal support for EXT3. Back up your data and create an EXT4 filesystem using Linux and restore your data to the new filesystem.
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So just make a new partition and back up all stuff there?
 
SirDice said:
I'd even go a step further, it's not possible at all. Not with Solaris, not with Linux.
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Especially if you only have one harddrive available. :)

If you have two harddrives, it's easy enough: format the second drive with a filesystem of your choice and rsync the data from one to the other.
 
phoenix said:
Especially if you only have 1 harddrive available. :)

If you have 2 harddrives, it's easy enough: format 2nd drive with filesystem of choice and rsync the data from one to the other.
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What if you have, but no way to transfer it to the second HDD? (The second HDD is in my laptop.)
 
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