[SOLVED] Can i port windows (FAT32) hard disk to linux(idk) file system wihout formating it?
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Can i port windows (FAT32) hard disk to linux(idk) file system wihout formating it?
Im is got old computer what is now start to lagging and im is wonder is good idea to put linux to him?
Im is open virtualbox and when im is install lubuntu im is view that he change file system.
That is problem beascue im is made one back up drive on that old pc and they maybe delete if i try to install lubuntu or they will connect with main drive.
Soo its exsits safe option to port windows fat32 drive to linux filesystem.
The Linux kernel supports Fat32 and can mount the Fat file system automatically when configured to do so, can read/write to it.
Lubuntu should not automatically mount the Fat32 drive, all you need to do is open the file browser and there will be a shortcut to access it, click on the shortcut and now it's mounted and you can access files on it. But till you do that, Lubuntu will not touch it.
EDIT: Don't enable it's partition during installation
The Linux kernel supports Fat32 and can mount the Fat file system automatically when configured to do so, can read/write to it.
Lubuntu should not automatically mount the Fat32 drive, all you need to do is open the file browser and there will be a shortcut to access it, click on the shortcut and now it's mounted and you can access files on it. But till you do that, Lubuntu will not touch it.
EDIT: Don't enable it's partition during installation
I installed fedora and because my backup is been just partition it didn't work. I just putted my files to USB and formated C disk. Anyway thanks for answer.
Im is got old computer what is now start to lagging and im is wonder is good idea to put linux to him?
Im is open virtualbox and when im is install lubuntu im is view that he change file system.
That is problem beascue im is made one back up drive on that old pc and they maybe delete if i try to install lubuntu or they will connect with main drive.
Soo its exsits safe option to port windows fat32 drive to linux filesystem.
I have no idea what this means. What is "im"?
Also, there is no question.
Well, there's a question is in your thread title, and the answer to that: yes, if it contains data only. You can't boot from it.
I have no idea what this means. What is "im"?
Also, there is no question.
Well, there's a question is in your thread title, and the answer to that: yes, if it contains data only. You can't boot from it.
I trained my grammar since then. I will close this thread, I was forgot to close it.
Most operating systems these days are very good at recognizing a wide variety of disk formats, as well as network filesystems both old and new. Because, in a great big world, a computer really needs to just be able to get along. "Cross-platform, historical, compatibility" is a very big deal, and every vendor knows that.
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Can i port windows (FAT32) hard disk to linux(idk) file system wihout formating it?
"Cross-platform, historical, compatibility" is a very big deal, and every vendor knows that.
