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Title: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: Anonymous MOS on August 04, 2007, 01:34:13 PM

How do I go about moving from DC-FFS to SFS?  I'm kinda scared. :-?

Thanks,
Steve

Title: Re: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: Framiga on August 04, 2007, 01:45:21 PM

you have to backup your FFS partition... install SFS in you HD RDB (with the new SFS identifier), rise the dosbuffers at leat to 400 and copyback you data on the new SFS formatted partition.

Title: Re: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: ChrisH on August 04, 2007, 02:47:13 PM

And if you haven't ever backed-up before, then make DAMN sure that your backup is working!

Title: Re: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: Anonymous MOS on August 04, 2007, 08:08:28 PM

Quote

Framiga wrote:
you have to backup your FFS partition... install SFS in you HD RDB (with the new SFS identifier), rise the dosbuffers at leat to 400 and copyback you data on the new SFS formatted partition.

What is the HD RDB?

 :-?

Thanks,
Steve

Title: Re: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: Anonymous MOS on August 04, 2007, 08:09:30 PM

Yep.  Knew that.   :-P

Thanks,
Steve

Title: Re: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: Anonymous MOS on August 04, 2007, 08:28:03 PM

Also, is there a step-by-step tutorial or guide somewhere?

Thanks again,
Steve

Title: Re: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: stopthegop on August 04, 2007, 11:08:30 PM

The SFS Docs explain things pretty well

Title: Re: DC-FFS to SFS?
Post by: Anonymous MOS on August 04, 2007, 11:30:41 PM

DUH!!!  I didn't even think to look in the archive....


Sorry guys!
Steve