- 1). Open the Terminal program to open a console, then enter the command "su root" to switch to root. Enter your root password when prompted.
- 2). Enter the command "umount /dev/hdaexample," where "hdaexample is replaced by the drive whose filesystem you wish to convert.
- 3). Enter the command "tune2fs -j /dev/hdaexample."
- 4). Open the file in gedit to change the entry for "/dev/hdaexample" from "ext2" to "ext3" in the file "/etc/fstab." Save your changes.
- 5). Enter the command "mount /dev/hdaexample" in the console, then press "Return." Enter the command "/sbin/shutdown -h now." When you reboot, your filesystem will be ext3.
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