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Larry Martell
Is there any way to convert my hard drive from
NTFS to FAT without losing the data on it?
Thanks!
-larry
NTFS to FAT without losing the data on it?
Thanks!
-larry
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R. McCarty
Not to FAT, but FAT32 is possible with Partition Magic and some
other Disk Management tools. But any "Conversion" is inherently a
dangerous process. I wouldn't attempt it, unless you have imaged
the drive or backed up irreplaceable data.
other Disk Management tools. But any "Conversion" is inherently a
dangerous process. I wouldn't attempt it, unless you have imaged
the drive or backed up irreplaceable data.
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
Partition Magic 8 can convert a NTFS drive to FAT32
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
However, you should always backup your files....just in case.
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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Is there any way to convert my hard drive from
| NTFS to FAT without losing the data on it?
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| Thanks!
| -larry
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
However, you should always backup your files....just in case.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups
Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx
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| Is there any way to convert my hard drive from
| NTFS to FAT without losing the data on it?
|
| Thanks!
| -larry
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Guest
No, you can convert a partition from FAT to NTFS, but you cannot go from NTFS
to FAT. You will have to reformat the partition. Try to save as much of the
data as you can. But you will lose it when you format the partition. I hope
this helped.
to FAT. You will have to reformat the partition. Try to save as much of the
data as you can. But you will lose it when you format the partition. I hope
this helped.
J
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
Larry;
No, not with Windows native tools.
You need a 3rd party application to do that:
http://www.bootitng.com/
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/
Data should be safe, back-up important data just in case.
No, not with Windows native tools.
You need a 3rd party application to do that:
http://www.bootitng.com/
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/
Data should be safe, back-up important data just in case.
R
R. McCarty
One more thing - Before you do the conversion, take a minute to run
a Chkdsk on the drive first. Partition Magic will detect drive errors or
inconsistencies, but doesn't provide any corrective capability.
a Chkdsk on the drive first. Partition Magic will detect drive errors or
inconsistencies, but doesn't provide any corrective capability.
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Larry Martell
Thanks to everyone who replied so promptly. Your responses were very
helpful!
-larry
helpful!
-larry
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Ken Blake
In
Not with native Windows tools. It requires a third-party program
such as Partition Magic.
Bear in mind, though, that there's always risk in doing something
like this, and it isn't wise to try without making sure you first
have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose.
Why do you want to do this, by the way? Unless yours is a
special situation, it's normally a mistake.
Larry Martell said:Is there any way to convert my hard drive from
NTFS to FAT without losing the data on it?
Not with native Windows tools. It requires a third-party program
such as Partition Magic.
Bear in mind, though, that there's always risk in doing something
like this, and it isn't wise to try without making sure you first
have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose.
Why do you want to do this, by the way? Unless yours is a
special situation, it's normally a mistake.
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WoofWoof
Carey said:Partition Magic 8 can convert a NTFS drive to FAT32
http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/
Something I've always been curious about. Can PM-8 deal with (convert,
resize etc) *all versions* of NTFS including the versions (5? 5+) used
by Win2K and XP (I had the feeling it preceded XP)?
As a supplementary question, it's my understanding that the NTFS system
used by XP is slightly modified from that used by Win2K. Is it therefore
OK to run multiple boot partitions (Win2K and XP) accessing the same
NTFS data drives?
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R. McCarty
Version 8.01 can, but you'll frequently run into issues with "Sparse"
data when attempting to convert or resize partitions. Also compressed
folders/files cause some issues with PQMagic.
data when attempting to convert or resize partitions. Also compressed
folders/files cause some issues with PQMagic.
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NobodyMan
Don't speak in absolutes when you don't "know" the facts. You can'tNo, you can convert a partition from FAT to NTFS, but you cannot go from NTFS
to FAT. You will have to reformat the partition. Try to save as much of the
data as you can. But you will lose it when you format the partition. I hope
this helped.
:
do this using native XP tools, but you CAN do it using Partition
Magic. Millions have done it with no problem, but it always
recommended you back up your data prior to ANY FS conversion just in
case. Data loss is always a possibility.
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Larry Martell
Ken said:In
Not with native Windows tools. It requires a third-party program
such as Partition Magic.
Bear in mind, though, that there's always risk in doing something
like this, and it isn't wise to try without making sure you first
have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose.
Why do you want to do this, by the way? Unless yours is a
special situation, it's normally a mistake.
I am building an embedded system using a real time OS that does not
support NTFS.
I have purchased Partition Magic and I will try it tomorrow. And yes,
I will back up first ;-)
-larry
K
Ken Blake
In
OK, then yours is clearly a special situation.
Larry Martell said:I am building an embedded system using a real time OS that does
not
support NTFS.
OK, then yours is clearly a special situation.
A
Alex Nichol
Larry said:Is there any way to convert my hard drive from
NTFS to FAT without losing the data on it?
Only tool I know of is Partition Magic 8. And for that it is necessary
to decompress any compressed files/folders (showing as Blue) and decrypt
any encrypted files.
A
Alex Nichol
Jupiter said:No, not with Windows native tools.
You need a 3rd party application to do that:
http://www.bootitng.com/
BING does not do conversions other than between flavors of FAT
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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
Oops, thank you for the correction Alex.
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Larry Martell
Larry said:I am building an embedded system using a real time OS that does not
support NTFS.
I have purchased Partition Magic and I will try it tomorrow. And yes,
I will back up first ;-)
If anyone is interested, Partition Magic was able to convert my NTFS
to FAT32 without a problem.
-larry
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WoofWoof
Larry said:If anyone is interested, Partition Magic was able to convert my NTFS
to FAT32 without a problem.
Larry, was that (as I assume) the XP version of NTFS? And what was the
actual release of Partition Magic (8.0, 8.1 ....?)
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Larry Martell
WoofWoof said:Larry, was that (as I assume) the XP version of NTFS?
Yes.
And what was the actual release of Partition Magic (8.0, 8.1 ....?)
8.0
-larry
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WoofWoof
Larry said:
Thanks for the reply, Larry .... 'preciate the info.
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