Windows XP File system

[Guest]

Can I safely convert my existing hard drives/partitions from FAT32 to NTFS
without losing data. I upgraded to XP from ME - ergo file system is still
FAT32

 

[Guest]

Go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:CONVERT C: /FS:ntfs Agree,type:EXIT
Restart computer.It's a simple proceedure,its one way,cannot go back to FAT32
w/o a format.Once thru,run diskclean up,defrag the hd,reopen cmd,type:
CHKDSK C: /F Agree,type:EXIT Restart computer.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Yes:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
Data should be safe, back-up important data just in case.

 

[David Candy]

Perhaps you shouldn't post in english language groups till you have learnt english. I notice you are getting better but you need more study.

 

[Michael Stevens]

In

Perhaps you shouldn't post in english language groups till you have
learnt english. I notice you are getting better but you need more
study.

LOL! David; you do have a sense of humor.
Andy E's gibberish posts are so useless, I seldom bother correcting them. No
one could possibly understand or follow them that wouldn't know better not
to use the useless information.
--
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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Can I safely convert my existing hard drives/partitions from FAT32 to
NTFS without losing data. I upgraded to XP from ME - ergo file system
is still FAT32

To convert to NTFS, you use the CONVERT command. But first read
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm because there's an issue regarding
cluster size that isn't obvious.

Also note that conversion is a big step, affecting everything on your drive.
When you take such a big step, no matter how unlikely, it is always possible
that something could go wrong. For that reason, it's prudent to make sure
you have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose before beginning.

 

[David Candy]

But he has improved - they are almost full sentences.