Fat32 and NTFS: a question

[Guest]

The file system of the volume where win xp sp2 is installed is fat32. Since
that file system doesn't support files bigger than 4GB, I'd like to know if
connecting via usb2 an external hard disk with file system ntfs, I can
capture a video bigger than 4GB from a digital camcorder, selecting as
destination path the external disk.
Thank you

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Vincenzo" <[email protected]>

| The file system of the volume where win xp sp2 is installed is fat32. Since
| that file system doesn't support files bigger than 4GB, I'd like to know if
| connecting via usb2 an external hard disk with file system ntfs, I can
| capture a video bigger than 4GB from a digital camcorder, selecting as
| destination path the external disk.
| Thank you

Why not conevert the FAT32 to NTFS ?

For one, you'll see better performance.

Open a command prompt and and use the CONVERT.EXE utility.

convert /?
Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
mount point, or volume name.
/FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume to be converted to NTFS.
/V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

The file system of the volume where win xp sp2 is installed is fat32.
Since that file system doesn't support files bigger than 4GB, I'd
like to know if connecting via usb2 an external hard disk with file
system ntfs, I can capture a video bigger than 4GB from a digital
camcorder, selecting as destination path the external disk.

You should be able to, although not exactly the most stable setup.
Couldn't you buy an internal drive (LARGE) and format it NTFS?

 

[Guest]

Why not format your external drive as NTFS? You can even convert your FAT32 system to NTFS using the Convert.exe command.

More information:

How to convert a FAT16 volume or a FAT32 volume to an NTFS file system in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307881

 

[Guest]

Do you know the time the system need to make the conversion from fat32 to
ntfs? the hard disk is 60GB. Thank you

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Vincenzo" <[email protected]>

| Do you know the time the system need to make the conversion from fat32 to
| ntfs? the hard disk is 60GB. Thank you


Depends on the number of files and free space. Maybe 15 ~ 30 mins. { could be even less}

 

[Jim]

From: "Vincenzo" <[email protected]>

| The file system of the volume where win xp sp2 is installed is fat32.
Since
| that file system doesn't support files bigger than 4GB, I'd like to know
if
| connecting via usb2 an external hard disk with file system ntfs, I can
| capture a video bigger than 4GB from a digital camcorder, selecting as
| destination path the external disk.
| Thank you

Why not conevert the FAT32 to NTFS ?

For one, you'll see better performance.

Open a command prompt and and use the CONVERT.EXE utility.

convert /?
Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
mount point, or volume name.
/FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume to be converted to NTFS.
/V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.

Is there any precaution I should take if I try to convert the disk which
contains the OS?
Jim

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Jim" <[email protected]>


| Is there any precaution I should take if I try to convert the disk which
| contains the OS?
| Jim
|

Make a backup prior to running CONVERT.EXE -- just in case.

 

[Jonny]

Yes, and its probably the smart thing to do for a number of reasons. If
you're using a program to encode raw video from a digital camcorder, this
program probably has it own "swapfile". Most likely, your XP install has
its own swapfile on the same partition. All this read/write stuff is all
struggling for use on one hard drive, sometimes at the same time. Saving a
large file to it only compounds the situation and leaves you more apt for
write errors.