Convert btrfs to ext4

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Hi,
I need to convert btrfs filesystem to ext4 as our backup software (Veeam) doesn’t support it.
Can anyone explain how can i best achieve this? I am new to creating filesystems on linux.

I am using sles 12sp3 on physical host machine.
Thanks.

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@aakashif AFAIK it’s not possible to convert btrfs to another filesystem type.

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Any other ways to do this ? maybe create a new ext4 partition and copy all data to that ?

Regards.

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@aakashif Any thing is possible :wink: I would suggest using rsync. However, you would need to look at /etc/fstab, /etc/default/grub and change to point at the new device if using UUID’s. Is this Legacy or UEFI (Secure?) boot.