ext2->ext3

kwall@kurtwerks.com kwall
Mon May 17 11:41:48 PDT 2004


Feigning erudition, Tom Wilson wrote:
% Hi all,
% 
% I got me a shiny new PC last week.  I am in process of backing up the 
% data off my old pc to get it ready for the new.
% 
% I was going to install Linux w/ ext3 filesystem on the new pc, the old 
% one has ext2.  Can I restore to the new if it is ext3?  Or to I have to 
% install it as ext2, restore my backups, then convert to ext3?

Yes. No.

Kurt
-- 
When I said "we", officer, I was referring to myself, the four young
ladies, and, of course, the goat.


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