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SSD or SAN
Convert duplicated system data, metadata and data to single copy only:
btrfs device usage / btrfs balance start -sconvert=single -mconvert=single -dconvert=single / -f # OR if data is already in single mode btrfs balance start -sconvert=single -mconvert=single / -f btrfs device usage /
Convert metadata and system data to 2 copies even if on SSD/NVM/SAN:
btrfs balance start -v -mconvert=dup,soft -sconvert=dup,soft / -f
soft
Takes no parameters. Only has meaning when converting between
profiles. When doing convert from one profile to another and
soft mode is on, chunks that already have the target profile
are left untouched. This is useful e.g. when half of the
filesystem was converted earlier but got cancelled.