converting from f32 to ntsf and image

J

John Smith

I would like to convert my file system from F32 to NTSF. Can I
make an image of the drive, convert the file system to NTSF, then
restore files from the image back to the drive?
 
C

CreateWindow

Hi John,

1. Backup any critical data on that drive just in case.
2. Open a command prompt Start /Run cmd then Ok.
3. Enter the command convert /FS:NTFS and hit enter
4. Follow the prompts

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J

JoJo

John Smith said:
I would like to convert my file system from F32 to NTSF. Can I
make an image of the drive, convert the file system to NTSF, then
restore files from the image back to the drive?
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No, because what you would wind up with is exactly what you have now.
Imaging programs do as the name implies, they create an image of your hard
drive. That image includes the file system. That's why you can restore an
image to a brand new disk with no file system on it.
 
T

Tom Porterfield

John said:
I would like to convert my file system from F32 to NTSF. Can I
make an image of the drive, convert the file system to NTSF, then
restore files from the image back to the drive?
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For a good, detailed set of instructions on converting from FAT32 to
NTFS see http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm.

As far as your image question, that depends on what image software you
use. Most image software makes a byte for byte image of the complete
file system structure. That means that if you restore the image, the
file system is restored as well. Some image software includes the
ability to extract and restore individual files from the image. If you
restore the files that way, it will only restore the file, not the file
system.
 
B

Bob I

The convert process is non destructive. The image is a only backup in
case it goes pear shaped halfway through.( power failure, etc)
 
B

Bruce Chambers

John said:
I would like to convert my file system from F32 to NTSF.
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You can safely convert your current hard drive to NTFS whenever
desired, without having to format the partition and reinstall
everything. As always when performing any serious changes, back up any
important data before proceeding, just in case. A little advance
preparation is also strongly recommended, so you can avoid any
performance hits caused by the default cluster size:

Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm

Can I
make an image of the drive, convert the file system to NTSF, then
restore files from the image back to the drive?
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You could, if you like, but restoring that image of the FAT32 partition
would also convert the drive back to FAT32, defeating your purpose.


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D

Dave

Am unaware of any utility that can change a filesystem from FAT32 to NTFS
within an image file.
 

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