Convert MyArchive drive from NTFS to Btrfs?

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tRc
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Convert MyArchive drive from NTFS to Btrfs?

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Hello,

I have a MyArchive drive formated as NTFS on my nimbustor 4. I would like to convert the file system on this drive to btrfs. Is it possible to do this without having to format the drive?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Re: Convert MyArchive drive from NTFS to Btrfs?

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Technically it's possible, https://github.com/maharmstone/ntfs2btrfs, but I highly advise against it as it's uncertain how ADM OS will handle this, I've never done this and probably will never need it. If you have a spare HDD, by all means give it a try.
AS5304T - 16GB DDR4 - ADM-OS modded on 2GB RAM
Internal:
- 4x10TB Toshiba RAID10 Ext4-Journal=Off
External 5 Bay USB3:
- 4x2TB Seagate modded RAID0 Btrfs-Compression
- 480GB Intel SSD for modded dm-cache (initramfs auto update patch) and Apps

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tRc
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Re: Convert MyArchive drive from NTFS to Btrfs?

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Thank you, Nazar78! I guess that if I have to backup everything on the drive anyway, I might as well do it properly through ADM.
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Re: Convert MyArchive drive from NTFS to Btrfs?

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Hi
I would like to format the "MyArchive" drive, I know I will loose everything in there.
I have tried via the storage manager but I don't see any menu to format the drive.
How do I go about it?
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Mario
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Re: Convert MyArchive drive from NTFS to Btrfs?

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I believe it's the remove button.
AS5304T - 16GB DDR4 - ADM-OS modded on 2GB RAM
Internal:
- 4x10TB Toshiba RAID10 Ext4-Journal=Off
External 5 Bay USB3:
- 4x2TB Seagate modded RAID0 Btrfs-Compression
- 480GB Intel SSD for modded dm-cache (initramfs auto update patch) and Apps

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Re: Convert MyArchive drive from NTFS to Btrfs?

Post by brujo »

Hi
Thank you for your reply
Remove the drive, re-insert and format.
Thank You
Mario
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