fat32

[racall]

How do i convert fat32 file system to ntfs .I am running xp.

 

[Mambo]

When you say convert what do you mean? If you want to change if from FAT32 to NTFS you will need to reformat it which will mean you lose all the data on it.....

 

[racall]

Many thanks
I,ll leave it as fat32 then

 

[Sp!ke]

Actually, thats not necessarilly true... Partition Magic will allow you to do this.

HERE

 

[Mambo]

Actually, thats not necessarilly true... Partition Magic will allow you to do this.

HERE

You learn something new everyday!

 

[miro]

You learn something new everyday!

Yah ! the next thing you will learn is that Partition Magic sometimes makes mistakes that cause problems.

Backup - delete - reformat. Has a 100% conversion rate.

 

[Ashley]

to easy for words

Did this with my acer this year.

Standard Windows utility that is called CONVERT serves this purpose

Just go to the Command Prompt and execute the command:

C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs

Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert.

After machine re-boot conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without of data loss

edit: To open Command Prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd.

 

[Ashley]

I was a pc forum not long ago and a guy was convinced that he wanted to go from ntfs to fat 16, we tried for about an hour to tell him. In the end he got insulting and moved off to find someone who could help. lol

 

[Gilly]

from memory microjunk normaly supply a util ,,,

worth a try , or maybe u'll loose the lot

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/convertfat.mspx

 

[Benzowner]

Excuse my ignorance, always out to learn, but what are the benefits of the change and what is fat32 and ntfs?

 

[Sp!ke]

Excuse my ignorance, always out to learn, but what are the benefits of the change and what is fat32 and ntfs?

Fat32 has little or no security compared to NTFS. (Passowrd protect a fat32 share and its crackable in ... ooooo less than a second) NTFS is still comparatively weak but does offer some protection.

There is also considerable differences in volume and file size restrictions between formats.

See table below http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

 

[Benzowner]

thanks. i think.

 

[GregE240]

Did this with my acer this year.

Standard Windows utility that is called CONVERT serves this purpose

Just go to the Command Prompt and execute the command:

C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs

Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert.

After machine re-boot conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without of data loss

edit: To open Command Prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd.

What he said.

Couldn't have put it better myself.

You will NOT lose data doing this, you are merely changing the file system.