NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/misc/25995

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From: [e-mail] (Jean-Serge Gagnon)
Subject: Can I restore a FAT disk on an HPFS partition????
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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 12:30:02 GMT
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Hi,
    I have a 386-40 with a 170Meg HD. I used to have only 5Megs RAM, so I
formated my disk as a FAT partition initially. Lattely, I've upgraded to
8Megs-o-RAM and want to re-format my disk for HPFS.

    What I want to know is whether I can safely backup my harddisk in a DOS
session using a DOS backup software, format my disk for HPFS, and then go
restore the data the same way, i.e. in a DOS session, using a DOS backup
software. Of course, I know that I will have to use OS/2's backup/restore
for the critical stuff, which BTW I wouldn't mind if someone could tell me
what that is, to make sure I'm on the right track.

    Any other pointers would be appreciated. Also personnal experience in
this matter. Please feel free to voice anything that might be usefull, even
if you think I already know it.

Thanks.

P.S. Please reply via e-mail and if there is any interest, I will post a
summary, and then my success/failure report afterwards.
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