Convert Problem

[Harold]

I converted a drive from FAT32 to NTFS, but now the cluster size is 512
bytes. Can I fix this or can I copy the drive contents to another one
correctly formatted with 4KB clusters? If so, how is the best way to do this?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I converted a drive from FAT32 to NTFS, but now the cluster size is 512
bytes.

If you had asked here *before* converting, I (and others) would have
told that if you read http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm you would
have learned how to avoid this common problem.

If there's a way to fix it after conversion, I'm not aware of it.

Can I fix this or can I copy the drive contents to another one
correctly formatted with 4KB clusters? If so, how is the best way to do this?

Yes, you can certainly do that. Use a cloning program such as Acronis
True Image.

 

[Harold]

I'll try a cloning program to copy the data.

I did not know that this support site existed until I had a problem to deal
with. Knowledge Base info on Convert does not mention this potential problem
and I've converted other drives with no problems.


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