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11-03-2003, 07:57 PM
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Convert Fat32 to NTFS
Is there any way to convert Fat32 to NTFS without reformating and loseing the data?
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11-03-2003, 08:30 PM
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Here is the info you are looking for. never tried it myself, but have heard other people on the forums talking about it. hope that helps
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11-03-2003, 08:39 PM
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Does it work on windows 2000?
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11-03-2003, 08:47 PM
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Remember this....You can't go back. FAT 32 to NTFS is a one way trip.
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11-03-2003, 08:48 PM
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after doing a google search it appears that it is, and a couple other forums have said it works. like i said, i have never done it, so i can't vouch for it. sorry if i can't be of more service. hopefully someone else knows if it can be done on 2000
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11-03-2003, 09:01 PM
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Yes it can be done in win2k, however it defaults to a 512 byte cluster size. This is not efficient. I would recommend using PM to convert win2k because you can set the cluster size to 4KB a more efficient size.
If you want to do it in win2k, here is the systax. Open a command prompt and type. convert c: /fs:ntfs |
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11-03-2003, 09:06 PM
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If I use partition magic will I still be able to keep my data?
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11-03-2003, 10:10 PM
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Yes, PM "should" not harm anything. As always backup anything important before you do this task.
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11-04-2003, 10:19 AM
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I do it a lot with pm
no dada loss at all |
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