ReFS and file server resource manger Compatibility

Homer Sibayan 361 Reputation points
2024-03-22T04:55:47.94+00:00

Sad to say, read this article late. I setup a Drive volume formatted as Refs for File server. and now, while I am setting up the quota in File Resource Manager, I suddenly hit an error message saying that " The selected path is not on a NTFS volume. Only NTFS volumes are supported.

I have no choice but to re-migrate the data to another storage temporarily then reformat the volume to NTFS just to become compatible with FRSM.

Is there any other way on converting REFS to NTFS without formatting the volume? just for sake of doing some re-work in migrating data to temporary storage then reformatting the old volume with REFS to NTFS.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/448763/refs-and-file-server-resource-manger

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,457 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,128 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
514 questions
Windows Server Migration
Windows Server Migration
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Migration: The process of making existing applications and data work on a different computer or operating system.
408 questions
0 comments

1 answer

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) 29,731 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-03-26T04:32:19.9966667+00:00

    Hi Homer Sibayan,

    I'm afraid there is no method to convert REFS to NTFS without data loss. You have to back up your files and format the volume to NTFS.

    Best Regards,

    Ian Xue

    If the Answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and upvote it.

    Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.

    0 comments