File conversion

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Anybody know how to convert FAT32 to NTFS or vice versa
without having to reformat and lose all data/programs?
Thanks for any help in advance.
 
HI,

To convert from fat32 to ntfs, go to command prompt, type in convert c:
/fs:ntfs and enter. Restart if necessary.
As far as I know, there is no way to convert it back. You need to do a fdisk
to delete and recreate the partition and than format it as Fat32.
 
if u just right click on the drive u want to change u can
select NTFS or FAT32. NOTE: You could and might end up
lossing all your data trying to do this, the only good way
to do it is to format and wipe the partition.
 
Hi

At a command prompt type "convert /?" - without the quotes. There is also some info in Help and Support regarding 'convert'.

Will
 
JIML said:
Anybody know how to convert FAT32 to NTFS or vice versa
without having to reformat and lose all data/programs?
Thanks for any help in advance.
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XP comes with a convert routine that will convert a FAT32 partition to
NTFS. TO go the other direction, you'll need third-party software,
like Partition Magic (http://www.powerquest.com).
 
Chris said:
NOTE: You could and might end up
lossing all your data trying to do this, the only good way
to do it is to format and wipe the partition.
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The post of the day.
 
Greetings --

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:

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


Bruce Chambers

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if u just right click on the drive u want to change u can
select NTFS or FAT32. NOTE: You could and might end up
lossing all your data trying to do this, the only good way
to do it is to format and wipe the partition.

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Thank you very much for your help.
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-----Original Message-----
HI,

To convert from fat32 to ntfs, go to command prompt, type in convert c:
/fs:ntfs and enter. Restart if necessary.
As far as I know, there is no way to convert it back. You need to do a fdisk
to delete and recreate the partition and than format it as Fat32.

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Thank you very much for your help.
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