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Old 01-27-2015, 05:04 AM   #1
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Post Convert NTFS to EXT without formatting.


Hello Dears.
Is it possible to Convert NTFS to EXT or EXT to NTFS without formatting?

Tnx.
 
Old 01-27-2015, 06:26 AM   #2
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Nope. Basically backup, reformat and restore or create a new partition, format and copy.
 
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Might be able to resize ntfs smaller, create new partition, move data over either part or whole then resize it to full.
 
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Old 01-28-2015, 02:17 PM   #4
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Thank you.
 
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Thanks for the update.

I guess it could be possible in theory and maybe someone has created an app but I have never heard of it.

Most modern OS's don't even really format. They initialize or fast format.
 
  


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