ext3

[Chakravarthi]

i have partitions with ext3, i want to convert them to ext2, it this possible???

regards
chakri

[Mobeen_1]

Chakri,
Yes its possible. The ext2 and ext3 filesystems are totally compatible. I am not sure what is the need for you to do this.

I suggest that you read through the link provided below for additional details

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/4136/4/newLocation%3b

rgds
Mobeen

[Alexander Chuzhoy · Accepted solution]

umount the partition first
tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/hda1
will change the partition /dev/hda1 from ext3 to ext2
If the partition is listed in /etc/fstab
then remember to change the file to point that the partition is of type ext2

[dirk dierickx]

you don't have to do anything special. if you adjust the entries in /etc/fstab from ext3 to ext2 it will work. as a bonus, any time you want to go back to ext3 you just change it back and you're done.