Converting FAT32 to NTFS

[Ext User(Dogfart)]

On XP Pro.

How is this done?

Any issues to be aware of at all?

[Ext User(Fred)]

Dogfart wrote:
> On XP Pro.
>
> How is this done?

Microsoft provide a utility as do other vendors.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314097

>
> Any issues to be aware of at all?


Unlike FAT where you can easily access the data on a drive by using a DOS
boot disk, it's harder to access the data on a NTFS driveif something should
go wrong.

[Ext User(Uncle Bully)]

"Dogfart" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
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>
> On XP Pro.
>
> How is this done?

At a command Window, type:

Convert X: /FS:NTFS

(where X: is the Drive in question)

>
> Any issues to be aware of at all?

Nope.

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

Dogfart <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote

> On XP Pro.

> How is this done?

Its standard in XP, use the help.

> Any issues to be aware of at all?

You dont get as good a result as formatting it in NTFS
and copying the data to that drive from the FAT32 drive.

[Ext User(Dogfart)]

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, at 16:14:22 [GMT +1100] (16:14:22 Thursday, 19 January
2006 where I live) "Rod Speed" wrote:

> Its standard in XP, use the help.

>> Any issues to be aware of at all?

> You dont get as good a result as formatting it in NTFS
> and copying the data to that drive from the FAT32 drive.

Working at present trying to get a friend's pc up to scratch.

Bought in Thailand, had pirate copy of XP (called XP 2000) with no service
packs, FAT32 file system, full of malware, viruii, and trojans, and only 120
mb ram.

Real shitbox.

[Ext User(Damian)]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Dogfart <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
>
>> On XP Pro.
>
>> How is this done?
>
> Its standard in XP, use the help.
>
>> Any issues to be aware of at all?
>
> You dont get as good a result as formatting it in NTFS
> and copying the data to that drive from the FAT32 drive.
>
U mean, the system will b too slow, if it converted from FAT32 to NTFS,
rather than a clean NTFS installation?!

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

Damian <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> Dogfart <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote

>>> On XP Pro.

>>> How is this done?

>> Its standard in XP, use the help.

>>> Any issues to be aware of at all?

>> You dont get as good a result as formatting it in NTFS
>> and copying the data to that drive from the FAT32 drive.

> U mean, the system will b too slow, if it converted from FAT32 to NTFS, rather
> than a clean NTFS installation?!

No, that it doesnt use the same cluster size when converted.

[Ext User(Damian)]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Damian <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>>> Dogfart <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
>
>>>> On XP Pro.
>
>>>> How is this done?
>
>>> Its standard in XP, use the help.
>
>>>> Any issues to be aware of at all?
>
>>> You dont get as good a result as formatting it in NTFS
>>> and copying the data to that drive from the FAT32 drive.
>
>> U mean, the system will b too slow, if it converted from FAT32 to NTFS,
>> rather than a clean NTFS installation?!
>
> No, that it doesnt use the same cluster size when converted.
>
In other words, a waste of extre hard disk space?!

[Ext User(Dogfart)]

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, at 16:04:07 [GMT +1100] (16:04:07 Thursday, 19 January
2006 where I live) "Uncle Bully" wrote:

> At a command Window, type:

> Convert X: /FS:NTFS

> (where X: is the Drive in question)

Thanks. That did it. (With a couple of warning messages about "detaching"
the drive, which I ignored)

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

Damian <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:43a39vF1mqanaU1@individual.net...
>> Damian <damian_andrews75@yahoo.com.au> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>>>> Dogfart <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
>>
>>>>> On XP Pro.
>>
>>>>> How is this done?
>>
>>>> Its standard in XP, use the help.
>>
>>>>> Any issues to be aware of at all?
>>
>>>> You dont get as good a result as formatting it in NTFS
>>>> and copying the data to that drive from the FAT32 drive.
>>
>>> U mean, the system will b too slow, if it converted from FAT32 to
>>> NTFS, rather than a clean NTFS installation?!
>>
>> No, that it doesnt use the same cluster size when converted.

> In other words, a waste of extre hard disk space?!

Nope, it uses a too small cluster size.