My advice if you want to change from fat32 to NTFS
back up your data and then proceed, and you may be
reloading windows also, but most important back-up
your data.
My advice if you want to change from fat32 to NTFS
back up your data and then proceed, and you may be
reloading windows also, but most important back-up
your data.
I agree with Alvin's advice. Many folks have successfully used XP's
convert utility to convert parts from FAT32 to NTFS, but it is a bit
dangerous: rather like walking a tightrope without a safety net.
You can safely convert your 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:
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