formatting from fat32 to ntfs ?

[harold]

hi - running xp sp1 with c: being my boot drive,
currently fat32 formatted. can i change this to ntfs
without it deleting all of my files on c: ???
thanks

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP-Windows Shell/User\)]

Yes you can but if you are not satisfied, you can't go back without using
third party software without formatting. Also, converting to NTFS instead
of formatting the drive will result in a small cluster size. You'd be
better off to invest in a product such as Powerquest's Partition Magic which
can convert either way, to NTFS or from NTFS to Fat32. www.powerquest.com

 

[Alex Nichol]

hi - running xp sp1 with c: being my boot drive,
currently fat32 formatted. can i change this to ntfs
without it deleting all of my files on c:

Yes - See considerations in choosing file system at
www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfs.htm and advice on conversion at
www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm