Hello, Francesco! Don't! Don't just dumbly copy your everything to vfat! Instead, you can create a file on your vfat partition: dd if=/dev/zero of=/your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk bs=1024 count=size_in_kbytes Then install ext2 FS to this file mkfs -t ext2 /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk (answer Yes, when warned, that it is not device) Then mount this file: mount /your_vfat_dir/linux.dsk /mount_point -o loop (don't forget "-o loop") Then copy safely anything you want, and then you can remount this partition to where you need. It is not necessary to put your files back to "real" ext2, if you do everything correctly. Of course, if I have mistaken in anything in above, or if your Linux will demonstrate the bugs, you have a chance to lose your data. However, I did such things several times, and it was successful. Before copying your files, after doing anything in above, ensure, that you understand, what you have done. Thanks, George. On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Francesco wrote:
Hi,
I still have a residual windows partition (shame) though it has remained unused for months (says he in mitigation). Problem is I need to free up some linux disc space quickly. Is it possible to copy eg /var /log //usr/local over to the vfat dos partition and then link them back in from there? Failing that how easy or hard would it be to create a couple or three linux partitions there and move thing's over that way. I don't really have the time for a full re-install (unless I have to - in which case linux can have the whole drive, being a laptop I only have the one) as it took ages to get eg card drivers etc etc up and running (having eventually found them etc etc).
Any suggestions most welcome
TIA
Francesco
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