Thread: ext2 to fat32

hi all,

need advice..

have maxtor external hd of 1tb, @ moment has partitions 30gb fat32 , rest ext2 want convert whole lot fat32 compatible across various machines such ps3 , apple..

problem have data on both partitions want keep, not have room store temporarily whilst conversions. wondering possible achieve conversion data there without sacrificing it?

there's no way "just convert" ext2 file system fat32 (they're different). file systems can convert between ext2, ext3 , ext4.

if have lot of time can shrink ext2, extend fat, move files, shrink ext2 again, grow fat, move files again etc. if have more half drive free option. shrinking , growing file systems quite time consuming though.

also, don't forget fat32 systems can't store files bigger 4gb.

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