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From: Hans Reiser <reiser@namesys.com>
Subject: Re: ext3 -> reiserfs conversion utility?
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:44:57 -0700
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Nick Bartos wrote:

>I have a lot of boxes that I am considering migrating to reiserfs that
>currently use ext3.
>
>I am wondering if there is any sort of conversion utility that will change
>the filesystem in this way.
>
>>>From what I am reading, everyone just backs up their files and then
>reformats & restores the files.
>
>Is there any other way?  I have too many and it would be a huge pain to do
>that will all of them.
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>  
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there is a need for someone to fund the completion of convertfs.  Sigh.